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What was line for The Missouri Compromise?
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
What is The Missouri Compromise versus popular sovereignty?
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.
Explain why westward expansion created a clash between sectional interests in Missouri?
Free states and slave states both wanted to see their ideas extend to the west. Americans who moved west took their different ways of life with them. This was a conflict for Missouri because they believed in slavery.
Was Maine a slave state during the civil war?
Nope, Maine was also a anti-slavery state since the start of it's joining into the Union in 1820. Maine joined the Union from the Compromise of 1820. Missouri wanted to become a slave state, but in order to keep a balance between slave to anti-slave states, Maine was then admitted to the Union as a free state(Missouri Compromise of 1820).
