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How did the constitutional congress reach a compromise on the issue of slavery?
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∙ 14y ago
They simply deferred any decision to a later date, agreeing not to enforce any legislation on slave importation for 20 years. Exactly 20 years later, on January 1, 1808, a ban went into effect, the law having been passed by Congress on March 2, 1807.
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∙ 14y agoto end slaves
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What did the crisis over the Missouri compromise expose?
The growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
What was the compromise of 1950?
There is not a Compromise of 1950 but there is a Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery.
The Great Compromise settled which key issue at the Constitutional Convention?
The Great Compromise settled the dispute of state representation in the U.S. Congress. It was decided that representation in the U.S. House of Representatives would be proportional to population, while representation in the U.S. Senate would be equal among all states.
In what compromise did California become a free state and the Southwest territories would decide the slavery issue?
The compromise of 1850
What controversy was settled by the great compromise?
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, solved the issue of how the states were represented in congress. Resolved in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise solved the problem of representation for smaller states by having Congress have two senators for the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives, based on population of the state.
The Great Compromise dealt directly with which thorny issue at the Constitutional Convention?
representation of the states in congress
The Great Compromise settled one important issue at the Constitutional Convention, how to ______________.?
Choose members of Congress
Did the Wilmot Proviso lead to the compromise of 1850?
In part, simply by bringing the issue of slavery to the halls of Congress.
Which decision voided the Missouri Compromise and let territories decide on the issue of slavery themselves instead of letting Congress do so?
compromise of 1850
How did the constitutional convention reach a compromise on issue of slavery?
for ever five elslaved people they counted three of them it was called a three- fifth
Which statement is trueThe Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery?
The Missouri Compromise postponed the issue of slavery.
What did political parties do for many years after the Missouri compromise?
Political parties avoided the issue of slavery for many years after the Missouri compromise.
At the constitutional convention of 1787 the three fifths compromise and the great compromise dealt with the issue of?
The three-fifths compromise showcased the escalating divisions between Northern and Southern states. The issue was over how slaves would be counted for taxation and legislative purposes.
What was the issue of the Missouri compromise?
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
Who wrote the Missouri comprsie?
The Missouri Compromise was created between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions within the United States Congress. This document set clear regulations on the issue of slavery in the western territories. Henry Clay was the actual writer of the Missouri Compromise.
Which of these postponed the issue of slavery for thirty years?
Missouri compromise...
What compromise temporarily settled the slavery issue in 1820?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
