1. Missouri Compromise
... for the other. The slave states were Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The free states were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The political balance between ... , there was an estimated two to three thousand slaves in the upper Louisiana country. These slaves went back to the French and Spanish rule. Congress decided to look at the proposed amendment because of the large amount of land, and how the U...
- Word Count: 3691
- Approx Pages: 15
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate