Because slavery was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
While the national government weakly enforced the laws ending the slave trade, they still sternly enforced the laws providing for the return of fugitives to slavery. The national government collaborated with the South to keep abolitionist literature out of mails in the southern states. It was the American Justice System that declared in 1857 that the slave Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom because he was not a person, but property. All of these actions were taken by the U.S. government to support slavery.
During the many years that led up to the American Civil War, the United States government generally supported slavery for two reasons: First, the institution of slavery had been accepted as normative (by a significant minority of Americans, perhaps even by a slight majority) at the time that the nation was founded. Second, a significant proportion of citizens and government officials continued to view slavery as acceptable even as the nation grew and changed during the 19th century.
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the federal government banned the importion of slaves to the US
Because slavery was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
Maryland was the first US state to support slavery.
While the national government weakly enforced the laws ending the slave trade, they still sternly enforced the laws providing for the return of fugitives to slavery. The national government collaborated with the South to keep abolitionist literature out of mails in the southern states. It was the American Justice System that declared in 1857 that the slave Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom because he was not a person, but property. All of these actions were taken by the U.S. government to support slavery.
slavery was banned because many people including the government found it unconstitutional
During the many years that led up to the American Civil War, the United States government generally supported slavery for two reasons: First, the institution of slavery had been accepted as normative (by a significant minority of Americans, perhaps even by a slight majority) at the time that the nation was founded. Second, a significant proportion of citizens and government officials continued to view slavery as acceptable even as the nation grew and changed during the 19th century.
Had to, US troops=US government.
It was a question of state's rights verses the rights of the federal government. The whole slavery schick was an add-on several years later to bolster support for the north.
they were still slaves and had to be returned
The possibility of the spread of slavery in the US.
Henry David Thoreau detested slavery and felt a government that allowed it was immoral. He refused to pay his taxes because he could not accept a government which continued to support slavery. He believed this to be the disgrace.
It already exists here in the U.S. we are all slaves to our government.
Dutch auction is a type of auction wherein the auctioneer begins with the highest bid. The US government makes use of this type of auction to support its government finances.?æ