Henry Clay's proposal that Maine enter the Union as a free state and Missouri enter as a slave state was called _________.
A
The Maine Compromise
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B
The Missouri Compromise
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C
The Clay Compromise
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D
Clay's Folly
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E
The Know-Nothing Agreement
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Solution
The correct option is B The Missouri Compromise Henry Clay's proposal that Maine enter the Union as a free state and Missouri enter as a slave state was called Missouri Compromise. It was an act of Congress by which Missouri was admitted as a slave, Maine as a free state and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana except for Missouri.