"On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the 24th state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land, Missouri was acquired by the U. S. as part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. At the time, the territory's occupants were mainly French settlers. After the war of 1812, American settlers poured into the region.

In 1818, the speaker of the House of Representatives present the first petition of the Territory of Missouri requesting statehood. The question of Missouri's admission as a slave or a free state-led statesman Henry Clay to devise the Missouri Compromise of 1820, admitting Missouri as a slave state while admitting Maine as a free state, and prohibiting slavery in Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36 30, Missouri's southern border." - Library of Congress

How would The simultaneous admission of Missouri and Maine help to maintain peace in the United States?
A- it defined the rights of slave and free states.
B- it expanded the geographical size of the nation.
C- it kept the number of slave and free states even.
D- it would promote popular sovereignty in the West.

Which characteristics best describe aaron douglass’s painting, song of the towers

What would happen to the tides if there was no moon and no sun in the sky?

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: a. mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. b. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. c. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. d. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.