Read the following selection from the section "The Missouri Compromise, 1820."

This meant that there was an equal number of senators from slave and free states in the Senate. If Missouri became a state, that could change. Representative Henry Clay of Kentucky came up with a solution. This was called the Missouri Compromise.

Based on this selection, choose the TRUE statement.

A
No new territories would be allowed to have slavery.
B
At first, Missouri wanted to be a free state.
C
Both Northern and Southern senators wanted to keep their power.
D
More compromises would be needed to solve the problem.