Option C : Great Britain and Russia
The Missouri Compromise did the following:
1) Officially made Maine a state in the US. This would be a state that does not allow slavery.
2)Officially made Missouri a state in the US. This would be a state that allows slavery.
3) Establishes the 36'30 line. This latitude/longitude line separated free and slave states/territories. Any state north of this line would NOT allow slavery. Any state south of this line would allow for slavery.
This compromise was in created in huge part due to Henry Clay and helped to temporarily solve the issue of slavery in new territories acquired by the US.
You can use this information to help you answer the question since you did not include the answer choices.
The correct answer is <span>A. By approval of conventions in three-fourths of the states
The most common way is the third one, three-fourths of state legislatures and a supermajority of the congress approves it, however, only once the first method was used. It is a legitimate option outlined in the constitution. The congress can call for national conventions which can pass the amendment but this doesn't happen often.</span>
Answer:
to protect the people from the national government from having too much power.
