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Answer:
A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties
When Thomas Jefferson referred to the Missouri Compromise he described it as “ fire bell in the night”. This is because he saw it as a pressing matter and he saw this as an emergency since a fire bell at night indicates that there is an emergency.
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