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What were the boundaries of slavery as defined under the Missouri Compromise?

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Under the agreement, the territory of Missouri was admitted as a slave state, the territory of Maine was admitted as a free state, and the boundaries of slavery were limited to the same latitude as the southern boundary of Missouri, 36°30? north latitude.

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