The north east was the region most opposed statehood of missouri as a slave state due to

The controversy over whether Missouri should be admitted as a slave state, resulted in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which specified that the purchase of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 ° 30 'parallel, describing most of the border South of Missouri, would be organized as free states and territories south of that line would be reserved for the organization as slave states. As part of the compromise, the admission of Maine (1820) as a free state was an insurance to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state (1820).

according to romans 13: 1-7, 1st peter 2: 12-14, and 1 timothy 2: 1-4, christians as citizens have specific responsibilities to a nation that gives liberties to its people. christians are obliged to live as good citizens by submitting to the human government. honor, or respect, is due to men in the high governmental station. a christian should reflect such respect not to gain some favor but because it is god’s will. peter 2: 14 notes that the purpose of the human government is to promote peace and justice in society. to submit to human government, peter includes three elements; obedience, respect, and good deeds.