Question

define missouri compromise
a united states federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slaverys expansion by admitting missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state in exchange for legislation which prohibited slavery in the remaining louisiana purchase lands north of the 36°30 parallel except for missouri
1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of kansas and nebraska. it was drafted by democratic senator stephen a. douglas, passed by the 33rd united states congress, and signed into law by president franklin pierce.
loyalty to ones own region (section) of the country, instead of the country as a whole
a package of five separate bills passed by the united states congress in september 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the mexican - american war

Explanation:

The Missouri Compromise was a U.S. federal - legislation. It allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also prohibited slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of 36°30' parallel (except Missouri).

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a United States federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery’s expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in exchange for legislation which prohibited slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36°30' parallel except for Missouri