Washington called his strategy 'war of posts'.
Answer: How long of a summary
Explanation:
Maine admitted as free state and Missouri a slave state, preserved sectional balance of senate, Louisiana territory split b/w slaveholders and free settlers, south=slavery was legal, north= slavery banned (except Missouri), slavery in federal territories settled, slavery legal south of dividing line, Maine and Missouri= free states, settle slave issue temporarily
Depending on the time you mean "born" (Independence, when the Constitution was ratified, etc) all states had state legislatures and governors, who were responsible for the long-term affairs of each state.