According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, refers to when people challenge both the approved goals and the approved means for achieving them and advocate an alternative set of goals or means.

Initially, northerners did not want missouri to be included in the union because 1.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a free state 2.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a free state 3.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a slave state 4.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a slave state