What was the Missouri Compromise and how did it lead to division

The Missouri Compromise is the legislation that admitted Maine in as a free state, and Missouri as a slave state. This legislation passed to keep balance between the North and the South. It contributed to the division of the states because it made the issues of slavery more contentious between the North and South.

answer: the correct answer is d. a christian revivalist movement in the u.s. during the early 19th century

explanation: the second great awakening was lead by the preachers of baptist and methodist congregations in order to gain support for the protestant religion from the 1790's to 1840's