In 1819, there were 11 slave states in the United States. These states were part of the contentious debate over the expansion of slavery into new territories, particularly highlighted by the Missouri Compromise of that year, which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance between free and slave states. This was a significant moment in American history as it set the stage for ongoing conflicts over slavery.
The political balance between slave and free states as of 1819 was disturbed by the territory of Missouri's petition for admission to the Union as a slave state.
In 1837 there were 12 states that were slave.
Missouri
alabama, which became a state in 1819, was admitted into the union as a slave state.
15 slave states and 19 free states during the American Civil War
In America there was 11 free states and 11 slave states, before the compromise.
The political balance between slave and free states as of 1819 was disturbed by the territory of Missouri's petition for admission to the Union as a slave state.
18 states were free states, 15 states were slave states 33 states overall
In 1837 there were 12 states that were slave.
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Bruin's Slave Jail was created in 1819.
Missouri
Missouri
There were 12 slave states after the Missouri Compromise and 12 free states.
Missouri
alabama, which became a state in 1819, was admitted into the union as a slave state.
15 slave states and 19 free states during the American Civil War