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For what political reason did southern slaveholders care whether new states were free or slave?

Answer 1

Balance of free and slave states so that slave states would have more power in congress

Answer 2

The reason can be attributed to the fact that if more states became free, then those states can easily overturn any southern legislation in government that aligned with their pro-slavery views and if more states became slave states, then the South would have a political advantage in the federal and state governments as this would mean more states would push for southern-aligned legislation.

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