Which feature of the Missouri Compromise is depicted by the dashed red line?
- A
The Mason-Dixon line separating North and South
- Bcheck_circle
The boundary above which slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Territory (except Missouri)
- C
The Indian removal boundary set by Andrew Jackson
- D
The northern boundary of the United States
Explanation
The 36°30' parallel was drawn through the Louisiana Territory; slavery was banned north of it (except in Missouri itself), preserving the sectional balance until repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.