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. It allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state at the same time Maine entered as a free state, thus maintaining a balance in numbers of free and slave states.
The unsuccessful winter campaign in Russia exposed Napoleon's army to extreme cold and The French army's inability to master guerilla warfare led to its defeat in the Peninsula War.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
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5x + 3 = 12
take the 3 to the other side
5x = 12 - 3 = 9
5x = 9
divide both sides by 5
x = 9/5
x = 1.8
