How did the missouri compromise balance power in congress? a. slavery was outlawed in all new states, so there was no longer an argument over the issue in congress. b. missouri and maine entered the union as a slave state and free state, respectively, maintaining the equal number. c. missouri and maine entered the union as slave states and kept representation equal in the senate. d. missouri and maine entered the union as free states and kept representation equal in the house

The correct answer is B

Missouri and Maine entered the Union as a slave state and free state, respectively, maintaining the equal number.

The missouri compromise was passed in 1820, and aimed at dolving the problem of imbalance between slave and free states. From the compromise, Missouri and Maine entered the union as slave state and free state respectively.

The Missouri Compromise balanced power in Congress because Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. Of course, that would upset the power in Congress so Congress passed the Missouri Compromise which allowed Maine to become a free state. So your answer is B) it allowed Missouri and Maine to enter the Union as slave (Missouri) and free (Maine) states. P.S. The compromise also established the North- South slavery boundary in the Louisiana Territory.

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b) race riots in several cities

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.