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Why did Congress pass both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

Ato permit states to secede from the Union under certain conditions
Bto maintain a balance of power between northern and southern states
Cto legalize slavery in all states and territories west of the Mississippi
Dto provide a legal means for the return of runaway slaves from Canada

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Congress passed both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 to maintain a balance of power between northern and southern states. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "b". Although both the northerners and southerners did not like all the clauses of the compromise, still they accepted them.

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"b". Although both the northerners and southerners did not like all the clauses of the compromise, still they accepted them.

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