Which situation was affected, depending on whether estate was admitted as free state, or a slave state

Answer 1

The situation that was affected by whether a territory was admitted as a free state or a slave state was the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Admitting a territory as a free state would upset the balance of power between free and slave states in the Senate, as each state had equal representation regardless of population. This led to intense political battles over whether new territories should be admitted as free or slave states, ultimately contributing to the tensions that led to the Civil War.