Question

Which of the following statements are true of Missouri

admission as a free state would change the balance of power

many of the settlers were slaveowners from the south

the tallmadge amendment established slavery in Missouri

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Many of the settlers were slave owners from the South.

Many of the settlers were slave owners from the South is a true statement of Missouri.

Each owner in the state of Missouri owned more o less ten slaves. Missouri had many slave owners because French and Spanish rules allowed slavery. With the Louisiana purchase, American settlers came to the territory, and the French and Spanish influence mixed with the British, formed a new culture and an economic system that used slavery. As a result, the law in Missouri allowed slavery.

The slaves worked in the fields harvesting hemp, cotton, rice, and tobacco.