Oregon entered as a Free State.
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
No state was added explicitly to balance Oregon. Kansas was the next state to join the Union, but it was also a free state.The failure to balance the oncoming succession of free states with slave states was a serious threat to the longevity of the "peculiar institution" and one of the major reasons for secession less than a year after Oregon's admission to the Union.
A slave state.
comprimise of 1850 Arkansas - slave Michigan - free Florida - slave Texas - slave Iowa - free Wisconsin - free
Oregon entered as a Free State.
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
No state was added explicitly to balance Oregon. Kansas was the next state to join the Union, but it was also a free state.The failure to balance the oncoming succession of free states with slave states was a serious threat to the longevity of the "peculiar institution" and one of the major reasons for secession less than a year after Oregon's admission to the Union.
Yes, a state in the Oregon Territory could potentially join the U.S. as a slave state, but it would depend on the political climate and the balance of power between free and slave states at the time of statehood. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 established a line of latitude (36°30′) that determined where slavery was permitted in the western territories, but the Oregon Territory was north of this line. Ultimately, the Oregon Territorial Legislature prohibited slavery in 1844, and Oregon entered the Union as a free state in 1859.
Some in the United States. California, Oregon, and Nevada were.
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Slave state
no it was slave free
Free state.
Slave
Yes it was a slave state
it was a free state