The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to keep a balance between the number of slave states and the number of free states in the Union.
Answer: It be C :D = Maintain a balance of slave and free states.
Explanation: The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to...A. have a place to move the Indians. B. allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri. C. maintain a balance of slave and free states. D. return slaves captured in free states to slave states.
Like I said, its C. = Maintain a balance of slave and free states!
