The Missouri Compromise of 1820 involved __________
A) the criteria that no more slave states could be created south of the northern boundary of Missouri
B) Missouri being admitted as a slave state on condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time
C) Maine splitting off from Massachusetts and being admitted as a free state
D) northern and southern congressmen splitting along partisan lines on the issue
E) adroit political maneuvering by John Calhoun, who got the compromise through the Senate
Answer: C
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a. Calls for its prohibition, especially in the southern American colonies. b. The manumission of slaves, as freedmen were considered better sources of labor. c. The establishment of sugar cane plantations in Canada and New England. d. The expansion of sugar planting and slavery, to their peak after 1750.
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a. Like John F Kennedy, Johnson was sophisticated, urbane, and charismatic. b. He tried to create a consensus in support of his policies by using flattery and threats. c. He hated paperwork and was bored by legislative details. d. He had held only one elective office before he became president of the United States. e. He was ineffective in dealing with Congress.