That depends on which compromise is in question.
There were 12 slave states after the Missouri Compromise and 12 free states.
Large states and small states
The Missouri compromise.
In America there was 11 free states and 11 slave states, before the compromise.
small states
The chief goal of the Compromise of 1850 was to preserve the balance between slave states and free states.
compromise of 1820
It was a compromise between larger states that wanted congressional representation Gave all states some form of the representation they wanted
The compromises that the Northern and Southern states reached were the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.~A.K. =)
After the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery was legal in states that were south of the compromise line (36°30’ parallel), such as Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. This line permitted slavery in states below it while prohibiting it in states above it.
Slave states.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 drew an imaginary slave line at 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude to separate slave and free states. This compromise aimed to maintain a balance between the number of slave states and free states in the United States.