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Why: Zack says Missouri is the South, but I say it's the Midwest.
Answer: The legislation forbade slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30', except in Missouri. It followed the line of the Ohio River from the Pennsylvania boundary to its mouth, where it flows into the Mississippi River, then the east, north, and west boundaries of Missouri, and from that point westward, the parallel 36°30'.
Source: Encarta
The More You Know: Even so, the US Census Bureau still puts Missouri in the Midwest.
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