Question

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

A.
supporting states rights

B.
keeping slavery out of the North

C.
preserving the Union

D.
ending slavery in the South

Answer 1

C

Answer 2

Yup. The key word here is Compromise. Congress makes compromises all the time, otherwise nothing would get done. But these two were greater magnitude. Each literally kept the country from Civil War. They ultimately didn't work, but the did postpone the War for 40 years.