Question

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Why are Northerners and Southerners so anxious and tight about new territories applying for statehood?

Answer 1

Southerners who opposed the Missouri Compromise did so because it set a precedent for Congress to make laws concerning slavery, while Northerners disliked the law because it meant slavery was expanded into new territory.

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Answer 2

Northerners and Southerners were anxious about new territories becoming states because it would have to be decided if they were free or slave states, which could upset the balance between the two