Which of the following explains why some congressmen objected to Missouri joining the Union?
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Responses
The area was beyond the Mississippi River, too far away from Washington, DC.
The area was beyond the Mississippi River, too far away from Washington, DC.
Missouri did not have enough people to become a state.
Missouri did not have enough people to become a state.
Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress.
Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress.
No other states were ready to join as non-slave states.