Question

Which was a goal of both the Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise) and the Compromise of 1850?


supporting states rights


preserving the Union


keeping slavery out of the North


ending slavery in the South

Answer 1

Each of these events and actions dealt with the extension of slavery into the western territories. The Missouri Compromise (1820) banned slavery 36 degrees latitude. The Compromise of 1850 allowed for popular sovereignty (voters decide) in the Mexican Cession territory.