What happened to Maine under The Missouri Compromise?

Answer 1

A little background history:

In 1820, Maine was a part of Massachusetts, even though New Hampshire is in between them.

Missouri was trying to become a state, but wanted to be a "slave state"- that is, a state that allowed slavery. But the number of slave states matched the number of free states (states were slavery was not allowed). Allowing Missouri become a slave state would upset the balance, which would cause problems, like that the Senate would have more slave-state Senators, and it would give slave states slightly more power in presidential elections (because they would have more Congressmen and Senators).

So the Compromise set a bunch of rules about slavery, but the big thing it did was it separated Maine from Massachusetts and allowed it to become a free state. Missouri was allowed to become a slave state. The balance was preserved, which postponed a major confrontation about slavery for a while longer.

Answer 2

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Answer 3

became a free state