Geography Challenge - The Union Challenged

List the last 4 states admitted to the Union before 1850, and write their admission dates. How many of these states were slave states? How many were free states?

1.NY=34 2.PA=24 3.OH=21 4.VA=15 There were 1 slave state and 3 non slave states.

What were the admission dates of Arkansas and Michigan. Did the admission of these states follow the pattern Congress set between 1816 and 1821? Why or why not?

1836-1837.Yes because there are 3 on each side that is in between 1816 to 1821.

List the next 6 states to enter the Union? Again, identify which ones were slaves states and which ones were free states.

IN, MS, IL, AL, ME, MO Slave states= MS, AL, MO Free states= IN, IL, ME

California entered the Union as a free state in 1850. In 1854, Congress began preparing Kansas to become a state. Why do you think the question of slavery in Kansas would be a highly controversial issue between the North and South?

It's because they wanted to have the slave states and the free slave states equal. That's why.

List and identify which of the original 13 states were slave states and which were free states?

MA,CT, RI, NH,GA, VA, DE, MD, NJ, PA, NY, SC,NC GA,VA,DE,MD,NC,SC=Slave States The rest were free slave states.

How did the admission of these 4 states affect the voting power of slave states and free states in the U.S. Senate?

The admission of these 4 states affected the voting power of slave and free states in the U.S. senate is because 3 of the states were free slave states and 1 of the states was a slave state. So that would probably mean that the free slave states would probably win against the slave states.

What pattern did Congress follow between 1816 and 1821 in admitting new states to the Union? How did this pattern affect the voting power of the North and South in the U.S. Senate?

The pattern they did is trying to make the free slave states and the non free slave states be equal.

Did the free-state North or the slave-state South control the House of Representatives in mid-1850?

The slave state North controlled the House of Representatives in the mid-1850.

Which slave state had the most votes in the House of Representatives in mid-1850? How many free states had more votes than this state?

The slave state that had the most votes is, none. The votes were equal because both sides had 30 senators.

What were the total numbers of slave states and free states as of 1812?

There were only 2 in total of both free and non free slave states.

Why might Southerners be more upset if California were admitted as a free state than Northerners might be if it were admitted as a slave state?

They were upset because the southerners wanted there not to have another slave state, so they wanted to have a free slave state.

Why would California's application to become a state have caused a crisis over the issue of slavery?

This caused a crisis because some people wanted to have a slave state and some of the people didn't want a slave state.

Minnesota and Oregon were admitted to the Union as free states in 1858 and 1859. Then, in 1860, a man who opposed slavery was elected president. How do you think these events made Southerners feel about the future of slavery in the United States? Explain why.

This made southerners feel upset because they might loose their slaves or slave state, and make them into a free state.

List 5 states that joined the Union following the original 13 states. Identify which ones were slave states and which ones were free states.

VT, KY, TN, OH, LA Slave states= KY, TN, LA Free states= VT and OH