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If this had occurred in the time leading up to the civil war, the war probably would have just happened sooner, because it would have forced the two sides to confront slavery and a way of life that just wasn't going to last.
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Why was the concern about admitting Missouri as a slave state?
It would have made an imbalance in congress and that would make more slave states than free states, thus the pro slavery states would have more power in congress
Why did Northerners oppose Missouri's entrance as a slave state?
Northerners opposed Missouri's entrance as a slave state because slave states would have more senators in Congress than the free states would. It would give the South a bigger voting presence in Congress. This issue was the basic cause of the Civil War.
Why did seceding states beieve they had to leave the union?
Because the newly-elected Lincoln refused to allow the creation of any new slave-states. So as new states joined the Union, Congress would be more dominated by the Northern free states, and would pass laws favouring the North, such as the tariffs on imports.
In 1860 two states had more slaves in their populations than free people. Which states were they?
Southern states. There were 4 million slaves.
What was the result of the Missouri compromise?
Resulting from the Missouri was a division of territory west of that state being divided north and south between possible slave and free states. Also, to keep a balance of slave and free states in Congress, Maine was admitted as a free state at the same time Missouri became a slave state.
Why was the concern about admitting Missouri as a slave state?
It would have made an imbalance in congress and that would make more slave states than free states, thus the pro slavery states would have more power in congress
Why did Jackson want to annex Texas?
because there would be inbalance between slave and free states
Where do fire tornadoes occur in the us?
Fire tornadoes, more properly called firewhirls, can occur in any area prone to major fires.This would include most of the Southwestern United States.
What was more densely populated slave or free states?
slave states
How did statehood for California spark a debate over slavery?
Because the slave states and the free states where even in number so the fact of CA coming in as a free state would give free states more states so that would threaten the south.
What would not occur if the parasympathetic division was more active than the sympathetic division?
Fight or flight response would not occur.
In which of the following would refraction occur?
More details!
Would a tornado likely occur in Maryland?
Tornadoes are not common in Maryland but they do occur there. It is inevitable that there will be more.
What was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?
Every state has the same number of U.S. Senators (two), so if there were more free states than slave states, the Senators from the southern slave states would be outnumbered, so they wouldn't have enough votes to stop any anti-slavery legislation from passing.
Why did Northerners oppose Missouri's entrance as a slave state?
Northerners opposed Missouri's entrance as a slave state because slave states would have more senators in Congress than the free states would. It would give the South a bigger voting presence in Congress. This issue was the basic cause of the Civil War.
Most of the territories would come into the union as free or slave states?
After the Missouri Compromise of 1820, it was more-or-less balanced - anywhere North of that parallel would be free soil, and anywhere South was open to slavery. After the Compromise of 1850, it became more difficult to create new slave-states, and Congress had to try to appease the South. This did not work in the end, and war was inevitable.
Where do tornadoes occur most frequently?
Tornadoes occur the most in Tornado Alley, a region in the United states that includes Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota and Iowa. While tornadoes can occur elsewhere, nowhere else in the world do they occur more frequently.
