Question

 A map shows the free states and territories and the slave states and territories as of the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise line is at 36°30' North. Free states and territories include the following: Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois the Michigan Territory, which includes modern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota the Unorganized Territory north of Missouri and the Missouri Compromise line, which includes modern Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, and the Dakotas. Slave states and territories include the following: Delaware Maryland Virginia Kentucky Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana the Florida Territory, which is modern Florida the Arkansas Territory, which includes modern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Question Use the map to answer the question. Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North? (1 point) Responses There was foreign threat south of the line. There was foreign threat south of the line. There was less farm land south of the line. There was less farm land south of the line. There was more territory north of the line. There was more territory north of the line. There was more fresh water north of the line.

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Answer 1

The correct response to why some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North is **"There was more territory north of the line."** The Missouri Compromise established a boundary at 36°30' North, which allowed for more free states and territories to be formed in the area north of the line compared to the south, leading to concerns among Southerners about the balance of power between free and slave states.