Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
A) No more slave states could be created north of the southern boundary of the Missouri Compromise line.
B) Missouri was admitted as a slave state on the condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time.
C) Maine was split off from Massachusetts and admitted as a free state.
D) Northern and southern congressmen split along sectional lines on this issue.
E) Adroit political maneuvering by Henry Clay got the compromise through the House of Representatives.
Answer: B
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