In the first half of the 19th century, why did the U. S. Congress work to keep a balance between the number of slaveholding states and free states?

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Terrence Benson

4 July, 16:54

In the first half of the 19th century, why did the U. S. Congress work to keep a balance between the number of slaveholding states and free states?

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William Newman · Answer 1

The main reason why the U. S. Congress worked to keep a balance between the number of slaveholding states and free states during this time is because they wanted to avoid war between the north and south, which of course ultimately failed.