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Because it added vast new territories to the USA, and there was disgreement over which of these would be slave-states and which would be free soil.
The most serious disagreement in the debate between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention was the issue of representation. Small states feared that their voices would be lost if representatives were chosen based on population, while big states didn't think it was fair that the small states would have as much influence as they had.
In 1837 there were 12 states that were slave.
There were numerous slave states in the United States. Some of the slave states were South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia.
There were fifteen slave states,
whether new states should be admitted as slave or free states
A disagreement between slave states and free states over whether slaves should be counted as a part of the population.
A disagreement between slave states and free states over whether slaves should be counted as a part of the population.
How the land would be divided into slave states and free states.
Attempts were made to balance statehood between free and slave states.
a disagreement between slave state and free states over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population
to many slave states being added into the union
Texas would be admitted as a slave state, and it would upset the balance of the equal number of states being slave states and non-slave states. -1d4evr
a disagreement between slave state and free states over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population
a disagreement between slave state and free states over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population
Missouri's request for statehood touched off a sectional crisis between the northern, non-slave states and the south, slave holding states. The crisis was whether Missouri any states in general would become slave holding states or not.The promblems did Missouris request for statehood cause is Missouris request for statehood touched off a sectional crisis between the northern non-slave state and the south. Slave holding states. The crisis was wheather Missouri any states in general would become slave holding states or not.
a disagreement between slave state and free states over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population