Exit Ticket - 5.1 SSUSH8a,b

Front

Why was it significant that both Maine and Missouri were admitted into the United States at the same time?

Back

The slave states and free states wanted to maintain a balance of power in the representation in the U.S. Congress.

Front

Why was the acquisition of Utah and Mexico Territories known as the "Mexican Cession"?

Back

Mexico ceded both territories after the Mexican War