How would you feel knowing that the enemies of the country you live in possess hydrogen bombs that could destroy the whole country?

The author uses dialogue in this excerpt mainly

Why learning about people and places around is important?

Initially, northerners did not want missouri to be included in the union because 1.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a free state 2.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a free state 3.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a slave state 4.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a slave state