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Help Why did Southern states fear Missouri’s entry into the Union as a free state? They wanted to maintain their majority in the House. They opposed equal representation in the Senate. They were on the verge of gaining a majority in the House. They did not want free states to have a majority in the Senate.

Answer 1

D. They did not want free states to have a majority in the Senate.

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Answer 2

Southern states feared Missouri's entry into the Union as a free state because they didn't want the free states to have a majority in the Senate. With Missouri entering as a free state, they would have the majority.