8. The___ compromise was signed in 1820 and
made anything in the northern half of the country a free
state,

Missouri Compromise

Explanation:

In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

The Missouri

compromise was signed in 1820 and

made anything in the northern half of the country a free

state, admitting Missouri as a slave state.

Explanation:

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