Some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North because of option 1: There was more territory north of the line. The Missouri Compromise established a line (the 36°30′ parallel) that divided free and slave states, and since more land was designated as free in the North, Southerners may have perceived this as an advantage for Northern states in terms of future expansion and settlement.
Based on the map, why might some Southerners feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North?
Missouri Compromise
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1 There was more territory north of the line.
2 There was less farm land south of the line.
3 There was foreign threat south of the line.
4 There was more fresh water north of the line.
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