12. (05.03 MC)
A map of the continental United States with a line indicated in red, following the western portion of Missouri's southern border. States on the map are grouped as follows: the southeastern states including Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Delaware are in one group. The northern states are in a second group:New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, the Michigan Territory, and Illinois. The territory north of Missouri and included in the unorganized territories of the northern central plains is the third region. The Spanish possessions in the southwestern portion of the U. S. are the fourth region. And the Oregon Territory is the fifth.

On the map above, which of the states allowed slavery? (1 point)

The group of states inside the Spanish Territories

The group of states including those in the Northeastern United States

The group of states including those in the Southeastern United States

The group of states including those in central plains and Northwestern United States