distinguish between free states in the 19th century in the USA
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The Union consisted of 20 free states and four border states. Free states included California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Nevada, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia11 free states
11 free statesIn February 1819, Representative James Tallmadge of New York introduced a bill that would admit Missouri into the Union as a state where slavery was prohibited. At the time, there were 11 free states and 10 slave states.
Who benefited most from the agreement? The Missouri compromise consisted of several different decisions. It admitted Maine as a free state, admitted Missouri as a slave state, and prohibited slavery north of the 36 th parallel. These compromises mostly benefited the northern states.