What did the Missouri compromise accomplish
The Missouri Compromise was a compromise that was passed by the United States Congress in 1820, which helped to temporarily defuse the tensions between slave-holding states and free states over the issue of slavery expansion.
The main accomplishments of the Missouri Compromise were:
1. It maintained the balance of power between free and slave states in the Senate by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
2. It established a boundary line (36°30’ parallel) between free and slave territories in the remaining Louisiana Territory, with slavery allowed south of the line and prohibited north of it.
3. It temporarily resolved the issue of slavery expansion in newly acquired territories, especially in the West.
Overall, the Missouri Compromise helped to delay the growing tensions over slavery in the United States for a period of time, but ultimately it was not a long-term solution and the issue of slavery continued to divide the nation until the Civil War.