Why was it important to bring two states into the union under the terms of the Missouri compromise ?

meant to create balance between slave and non-slave states

Explanation:

In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30' parallel.

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