How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery? a. It put a final tim

How did the Missouri Compromise impact slavery?

a. It put a final time limit on the institution in the South.
b. It demonstrated that the federal government did not care about slavery.
c. It ensured that slavery would remain in the South indefinitely.
d. It put a final end to the slave trade, if not the institution of slavery in the United States.
e. It reduced the number of states where slavery was legal.

ANSWER
C