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.
North Carolina was a slave State
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.
Some in the United States. California, Oregon, and Nevada were.
it was a free state >3
Slave state
no it was slave free
Free state.
Slave
Yes it was a slave state
it was a free state
Free state