The Missouri Compromise created the 36th parallel in the United States, the Mason Dixon Line. The Mason Dixon line was an imaginary line that divided the North and South. Any States above this imaginary line were slave free but any states below were still able to own slaves. This compromise caused the North and South to be divided, almost as two different countries.
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There was no Civil War while the Missouri Compromise was in force. It kept the peace for thirty years. It was the debate over the admission of California, following the Mexican War, that made the Missouri Compromise inoperable (because the new state extended so far on either side of the line) and a new Compromise had to be worked out. This one did not last.
The Missouri Compromise helped prevent the civil war by equalling the power in between free states(NORTH)and slave states(SOUTH)
It sounds like the Missouri Compromise, where slavery would be permitted 'not north' of Missouri's Southern border.
It lost the state of Missouri to the Slave-owners, though when it came to the Civil War, Missouri narrowly voted to stay loyal.