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It said that any states above that line had to be free Union States; anything below that line was a Southern slave state.
The Missouri Compromise stated that any new state that was below the 36-30 line on the map would be a slave state and any state above that line would be a free state. Popular sovereignty was used in years after 1850 in new states and this stated that the people of the state got to decide whether they wanted to be free or a slave state.
Missouri wanted to be a slave state so to the balance of the states Maine became a free state and Missouri became a slave state
The Missouri Compromise agreed to admit Missouri as a slave-holding state, and at the same time agreed to admit Maine as a non-slave-holding state. It also entailed that no states above the latitudinal line 36°30' would be admitted as a slave-holding state, promoting a Congressional balance of power.
yes. it was above the line from the missouri compromise so it would be.