What were provisions of the missouri compromise in addition to admitting missouri as a slave state? a. missouri agreed to prohibit slavery after 25 years of statehood, and then slavery would be allowed in half of the remaining louisiana territory. b. maine was admitted as a free state and slavery was prohibited north of latitude 36o30’. c. missouri and maine agreed to exchange slaves in order to promote economic bonds between the two new states. d. maine was also admitted as a slave state and votes would be taken as new territories became states.

The correct answer is B) Maine was admitted as a free state and slavery was prohibited north of latitude 36o30’.

The provisions of the Missouri Compromise in addition to admitting Missouri as a slave state were that Maine was admitted as a free state and slavery was prohibited north of latitude 36o30’.

By the 1820s, the United States had several differences regarding slavery and abolition that made most Americans be polarized. Northerners supported abolitionism and Southerners supported slavery. The distribution of power in the US Congress was also a major issue that generated a lot of problems between the states.

The Missouri Compromise was the best answer Congress had at that moment to maintain the relative stability in the country. Under the Missouri Compromise, Congress approved legislation to admit Missouri as a slave state but admitted Main as a free state, and prohibiting slavery north of latitude 36o30’.