Which were slave states and free states?
Zoe Patterson
Updated on March 11, 2026
Which were slave states and free states?
Slave and free state pairs
| Slave states | Year | Free states |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1819 | Illinois |
| Missouri | 1821 | Maine |
| Arkansas | 1836 | Michigan |
| Florida | 1845 | Iowa |
What were the free and slave states in 1820?
In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30′ parallel.
Which states were slave states?
Slave States, U.S. History. the states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
What were the free states during the Missouri Compromise?
Enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power in Congress, the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What are the 17 slave states?
Slave States 2021
- Arkansas.
- Missouri.
- Mississippi.
- Louisiana.
- Alabama.
- Kentucky.
- Tennessee.
- Virginia.
What were the 11 slave states?
What were the 11 free states?
Free States 1857
- California.
- Connecticit.
- Illinois.
- Indiana.
- Iowa.
- Maine.
- Massachusetts.
- Michigan.
What were the 17 slave states?
Slave States 1857
- Alabama.
- Arkansas.
- Delaware.
- Florida.
- Georgia.
- Kentucky.
- Louisiana.
- Maryland.
What were the free states in 1860?
Civil War Free States 1861-1865
- California.
- Connecticut.
- Illinois.
- Indiana.
- Iowa.
- Kansas.
- Maine.
- Massachusetts.
What are the 3 things of the Missouri Compromise?
First, Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state, but would be balanced by the admission of Maine, a free state, that had long wanted to be separated from Massachusetts. Second, slavery was to be excluded from all new states in the Louisiana Purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri.
What were the 12 slave states?
What were the 19 free states?
Free states included California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Nevada, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.
