1. How were northern lawmakers convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise?

A. Slaves were now taxed as four-fifths of a person.
B. Maine was added to the United States as a free state.
C. Ohio was added to the United States as a free state.
D. The Florida territory was also added to the United States.

Respuesta :

The answer to the question you have presented above would be letter b. Maine was added to the United States as a free state.  Northern lawmakers were convinced to allow Missouri into the union as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise because Maine was added as a free state.