How Many Free States Were There in 1820

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In 1820, Amid Growing Sectional Tensions over the Issue of Slavery, the U. S. Congress Passed a Law That Admitted Missouri to the Union as a Slave State and...

How Many Free States Were There in 1820
In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30′ parallel.

What were the 11 free states?

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida territory, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia.

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How many states were there in 1820?

It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine.
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1820 United States census
Total population 9,638,453 ( 33.1%)
Most populous ​state New York 1,532,981
Least populous ​state Illinois 55,211
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