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18 states were free states, 15 states were slave states

33 states overall

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13y ago

After the Missouri Compromise of 1821, there were 13 free states and 13 slave states discluding territories. Before the Compromise, there were 12 of each.

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There were 12 free states by 1819. (The last one, Illinois, was admitted in December of 1818.)

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10y ago

free-11, slave-11 (until December 14, that's when Alabama joined)

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There were approximately 26 states in the United States by 1821. 13 of them were free states and 13 of them were slave states.

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12y ago

13 free and 13 slave states

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12y ago

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