Question

In the early 1800s, at the time the Missouri Territory requested statehood,

A) there were more slave states than free states.
B) there were more free states than slave states.
C) there was an equal number of slave and free states.
D) there was no longer a division over slavery.

Answer 1

C) there was an equal number of slave and free states.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the early 1800s, at the time Missouri Territory requested statehood, there was an equal number of slave and free states. This led the US to debate whether or not giving Missouri statehood.