Why did the application of missouri territory for statehood cause two years of intense debate? (5 points)
it applied to become a free state, but there were already slave owners living there who would be forced to leave or free their slaves.
it applied to become a slave state, but the tallmadge amendment had wide support, which would force it to abolish slavery at once.
congress had not yet determined an official process for admitting new states from the area known as the louisiana purchase.
congress was concerned about how admitting it as a slave state would affect representation and the balance of power between states.