In the early 1800s, at the time the Missouri Territory requested statehood,
Athere were more slave states than free states.
Bthere were more free states than slave states.
Cthere was an equal number of slave and free states.
Dthere was no longer a division over slavery.
Athere were more slave states than free states.
Bthere were more free states than slave states.
Cthere was an equal number of slave and free states.
Dthere was no longer a division over slavery.