Question

To balance votes in the Senate, ________ was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state.

Question 8Answer

a.
Florida


b.
Maine


c.
New York


d.
Arkansas

Answer 1

The correct answer is **b. Maine**. Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state to help maintain the balance of power between free and slave states. This was part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.