During the Civil War. the battles of Westport and Wilson's Creek occurred in this state.
During the Civil War. the battles of Westport and Wilson's Creek occurred in this state. John C. Fremont married the daughter of a senator from this state, whose opposition to paper money earned him the nickname "Old Bullion" and was named Thomas Hart Benton. In the Election of 1860, this was the only state won by (*) Stephen Douglas in its entirety. In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court struck down a law that established a line at 36°30′, this state's southern border, above which slavery was illegal. For ten points, name this state which was admitted to the Union with Maine in an 1820 compromise named after it.
During the Civil War. the battles of Westport and Wilson's Creek occurred in this state.
Missouri