AskHON As with most compromises, the purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to maintain peace, and it has managed to do exactly that for 30 years before the conflict about slavery in North America finally escalated. read more
The Missouri Compromise is the title generally attached to the legislation passed by the 16th United States Congress on May 9, 1820. The measures provided for the admission of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate. read more
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to end an argument about slavery in the new US territories. It was an attempt to keep a balance of slave states and free states and admitting new western states without having a war. read more