How did the missouri compromise balance power in congress? 1. slavery was outlawed in all new states, so there was no longer an argument over the issue in congress. 2. missouri and maine entered the union as a slave state and free state, respectively, maintaining the equal number. 3. missouri and maine entered the union as slave states and kept representation equal in the senate. 4. missouri and maine entered the union as free states and kept representation equal in the house.

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

President clinton believed both nafta and gatt would hinder political relations among many countries. increase the us federal deficit to record levels. improve trade relations among many countries. decrease government spending to record lows.

Identify and explain one piece of evidence to show how the european nearest some contributed to the role of europeans in the indian ocean trade