Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern United States. Missouri is tied for bordering the most states, along with Tennessee; both border eight states. Missouri borders Iowa to the north, Illinois to the east, Kentucky and Tennessee to the southeast, Arkansas to the south, Oklahoma to the southwest, Kansas to the west, and Nebraska to the northwest.
Missouri is the 21st-largest state with a land area of 68,741.52 square miles (178,040 km2).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area As of July 1, 2022, Missouri's population was estimated to be 6,177,957, making it the 18th-most populated state.
== History ==
Missouri was once part of the Missouri Territory. It applied for statehood as a slave-owning state, causing an imbalance in the Senate. After Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as free state. Then, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slave states north of the 36°30′ parallel. The Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas–Nebraska Act in 1854.
During the American Civil War, Missouri officially remained in the Union, despite owning slaves. Thus, it was one of the border states, along with Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
== Appearances ==
* The American Civil War (Part 1) [debut]
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