To balance votes in the Senate, ________ was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state.

Question 8Answer

a.
Florida

b.
Maine

c.
New York

d.
Arkansas

1 answer

The correct answer is b. Maine. Maine was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state to help maintain the balance of power between free and slave states. This was part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.