- resulted from the conciliatory efforts of Congressman James Tallmadge of New York.
- provided for Maine to enter the Union as a free state in 1820, and Missouri to enter as a slave state the following year.
- prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory south of latitude 36°30´.
- convinced the aged and retired Thomas Jefferson that the peaceful extinction of slavery by mutual agreement was now in sight.
ANSWER: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provided for Maine to enter the Union as a free state in 1820, and Missouri to enter as a slave state the following year.
