6. Why was Missouri's request to join the us as a slave state a problem for the us?

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27 November, 07:37

6. Why was Missouri's request to join the us as a slave state a problem for the us?

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Mackenzie Francis · Answer 1

Answer:in 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U. S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30' parallel