Exceptions could be made to have a second child for any of the following
reasons EXCEPT if
O the first child was a female
O a child was born to someone in the
city
O the first child was thought to be
disabled
O a second child was needed for
agricultural work

The Union consisted of 20 free states and four border states. Free states included California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Nevada, Vermont, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia