Question

Name three states today that would be south of the 36°30’ line and three states that would be north of it.

Answer 1

Answer:

The 36°30' North line is the line of latitude that was agreed in the Missouri Compromise to determine the slave status of new states to be admitted into the Union, west of the Mississippi River. States south of the line would be considered slave states and north would be free states.

States today that would be south of the line;

• Oklahoma
• Arizona
• New Mexico

States today that would be north of the line;

• Washington
• Oregon
• Idaho