Some Southerners might feel the Missouri Compromise favored the North because there was more territory north of the line. The Missouri Compromise established a boundary at 36°30' North, which allowed for the admission of free states and territories in the northern area while limiting the expansion of slavery into those regions, creating an imbalance in the growth of free and slave states. This could lead to concerns among Southerners about their political power and influence being diminished in favor of Northern states.
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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