Answered

Discover answers to your questions with Westonci.ca, the leading Q&A platform that connects you with knowledgeable experts. Join our platform to connect with experts ready to provide detailed answers to your questions in various areas. Get immediate and reliable solutions to your questions from a community of experienced professionals on our platform.

Why was there such a large debate in Congress every time a U.S. territory was ready to become a state?

Sagot :

tsukasaisarat

Answer: When the United States was still gaining more states, congress had a debate if the state should be a slave state or a free state. In slave states, slavery was legal while in free states slavery was illegal. Obviously, the slave states were also conservative while the free states were more liberal, so there was a debate of that too, but the bigger debate was over slavery and its legality. Assigning states to be slave or free was just a bandaid on a gunshot wound as the U.S congress hadn't made the choice of wether slavery would be illegal or not in the whole continental United States.

We hope our answers were useful. Return anytime for more information and answers to any other questions you have. Thanks for stopping by. We strive to provide the best answers for all your questions. See you again soon. Westonci.ca is committed to providing accurate answers. Come back soon for more trustworthy information.