I believe that it is A , i remember hearing it i. history class
That everyone gets the same amount of representatives
Thomas Paine says that the colonies need to stop being afraid of the British and fight back for independence
Answer:
Slavery was prohibited in states north of the 36°36', and this line continued west until California, which was completely admitted to the Union as a free state. In turn, slavery was allowed beneath the line. Missouri, on the other hand, was allowed into the Union as a slave state. This allowed for the amount of slave and free states to stay balanced to preserve the status quo in Congress.