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Mississippi admitted to the Union as the 20th state

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, becoming the 20th state.

Mississippi admitted to the Union as the 20th state

Admitted as a slave state, Mississippi's entry altered the sectional balance in Congress and contributed to the tensions over slavery's expansion that culminated in the Missouri Compromise and later debates.

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