What would have happened if missouri had joined the union as a slave state? . a. states in the north would have been forced to legalize slavery.. b. no other territory would have been granted statehood.. c. the balance of power in congress would have shifted.. d. there would have been fewer slave states than free states.

C.The balance of power in Congress would have shifted.

At the time Missouri applied for admission to the Union as a slave state in 1819, the United States had 22 states, 11 were free and 11 were slaves. The admission of Missouri as a slave state would shift the balance, it would mean that the Congress would support the expansion of slavery more.

After longs debates in the Congress, the issue was solved with the Missouri Compromise (1920) which stated that for every slave state, there must be one free state. The Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine, which was originally part of Massachusetts, as a free state; and stated that slavery was to be excluded from the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30′ (except for Missouri).

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