Why was it important for Southerners to keep an equal number of senators from free states and slave states in Congress?

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Keyser · Answer 1 · 2024-09-15T01:38:35+0000

Answer: Southern states believed they would lose political power in congress.

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Without an equal balance between slave and states and free states, southern states believed they would lose political power in congress, especially the senate.

Why was it important for Southerners to keep an equal number of senators from free states and slave states in Congress?

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