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QuizMultiple Choice

The Missouri Compromise

Question 10 • (AG Q3) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Thomas Jefferson was concerned about the Missouri Compromise because it did not

Answer
A
address slavery in the Northern states.
B
maintain the balance of power in Congress.
C
fully resolve the concerns about slavery.
D
address how new states would enter the Union.

Explanation

The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, preserving the balance of power in Congress, and it set rules for slavery in some territories. Jefferson nevertheless feared that drawing a geographic line over slavery would deepen sectional conflict rather than settle the issue. So his concern was that the compromise did not fully resolve concerns about slavery.

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