Some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North because there was more territory north of the line. This would suggest that the North had more opportunities for expansion and the establishment of free states, potentially upsetting the balance of power between slave and free states.
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Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?
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There was foreign threat south of the line.
There was less farm land south of the line.
There was more territory north of the line.
There was more fresh water north of the line.
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