Question

To what extent did the Missouri Compromise act as a turning point for the political debates about slavery, which culminated with the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 tried to resolve the question of whether slavery would be permitted in the new territories admitted as states to the Union. As part of the agreement, Maine would be admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, thereby preserving the balance of slaves states and free.