Which situation was affected depending on whether a state was admitted as a free state or a slave state? A. representation in Congress. B. number of Supreme Court Justices. C. amount of Western land available for settlement. D. existing treaties with Native American tribes.

Answer 1

A. representation in Congress.

The admission of a state as either a free state or a slave state directly affected the balance of power in Congress, particularly in the Senate, where each state has equal representation. This balance was crucial in the debates and conflicts over slavery in the United States leading up to the Civil War.