8. Which of the following explains why some congressmen objected to Missouri joining the Union? A. The area was beyond the Missi
ssippi River, too far away from Washington, DC. B. lMissouri did not have enough people to become a state. C. Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress. D. No other states were ready to join as non-slave states.
There were several Congressmen who objected to Missouri joining because C. Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress.
<h3>Statehood of Missouri </h3>
Missouri wanted to join the Union only as a slave state.
Missouri was above the Missouri Compromise line.
States above this line were to be free states and those below were to be slave states. Some congressmen therefore did not want Missouri to be a slave state, in free territory.
