Question

finish the sentence. one purpose of the compromises was to keep the amount of free states and slave states... going down or lowering; constantly changing; unequal or not the same; the same or equal

Explanation:

In the context of U.S. history, compromises like the Missouri Compromise aimed to balance free and slave states to maintain political equilibrium (e.g., equal representation in Congress). The goal was to keep their numbers equal, not to lower, change, or make them unequal.

Answer:

D. the same or equal