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Regarding the topic of slavery why did a slave state have to be admitted into the US?
It was the territories that had to qualify for admission to the USA.
And North and South were competing for allegiance of the new states, to try and optimise their position in Congress.
The North had the majority, and wanted to hold on to it. The South wanted to balance things up by securing more slave states.
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What would be admitted as a free state?
A free state is a state in the United States where slavery was prohibited by law. States admitted as free states did not allow for slavery within their borders, in contrast to slave states where slavery was legal.
Under The Missouri Compromise Missouri was admitted as a slave state Maine was admitted as a free state and?
slavery was prohibited in the northern part of the louisiana purchase
Was Arizona admitted as a slave state?
No. Arizona was admitted in 1912. Even in the states where it had been permitted, slavery ended 47 years before that.
What law allowed Maine to enter the union as a free state?
Maine was admitted to the union on 15th March, 1820 under the Missouri Compromise. This compromise was basically between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in US congress, regarding regulation of slavery in Western states.
Admitted California as a free state opened SW territories to slavery by popular sovereignty and abolished slave trading in Washington D.C.?
what was the Admitted California as a free state opened SW territories to slavery by popular sovereignty and abolished slave trading in Washington dc? compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise dealt with?
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Was there any slavery in South Dakota?
South Dakota was not a slave state when it was admitted to the Union. South Dakota was admitted to the US as a state in 1889 over 20 years after slavery had ended.
The state admitted to the union on the condition that in the future slavery was prohibited in the area of the Louisiana purchase north of the line was?
Missouri - admitted to the Union as a slave-state, on condtion that there would be no further slave-states to the North of the parallel marked by its Southern border.
What states where slave state in The Missouri Compromise?
Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Does a slave state permit slavery?
Yes, a slave state permits slavery.
Why was Maine admitted as a slave state?
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What two states were admitted to the union as part of the Missouri compermize?
They were admitted as part of the "Missouri Compromise". Missouri wanted to be a state, but Missouri allowed slavery. Allowing another slave state into the Union would've tipped the delicate balance in Congress in favor of the slave states. So Maine, which was part of Massachusetts at the time, was separated off and made into a new Free State (that is, a non-slavery state) to balance against Missouri, which was allowed to finally become a state.
