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How did the US Constitution ensure that slavery would NOT be banned?
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It said that a man's property was sacred, and slaves were classified as property.
By the time of the Dred Scot case in 1857, the second assumption was being increasingly questioned, but the Supreme Court took it literally, and denied Scott his freedom.
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Why slavery should be banned Because how would you like to be treated like this it is not fair?
I think Slavery should be banned for life, its so wrong to treat someone diffrently because of their race!
Which of these would have banned slavery in territories gained in the mexican american war?
The Wilmot Proviso
Would Georgia and South Carolina have signed the US Constitution if slavery was to be abolished?
Most historians believe that the Georgia and South Carolina would not have signed the US Constitution if it called for the abolishment of slavery. Their economies and cultures were far too deeply involved in slavery as an institution.
The farmers created article 5 to ensure that?
the constitution would be a living breathing document that would change with the times
What would apply to the views of William Lloyd Garrison?
He denounced both slavery and the Constitution for permitting its existence.
Which statement most accurately explains why the institution of slavery was continued under the original constitution of the US?
southern states would not agree to a constitution that banned slavery
In which part of the US would slavery be banned?
All of them.
Why did new England support slavery when ratifying the constitution?
They would not have enough state votes to pass the constitution if slavery was outlawed by it. The south would have voted against it.
Why slavery should be banned Because how would you like to be treated like this it is not fair?
I think Slavery should be banned for life, its so wrong to treat someone diffrently because of their race!
Why didn't the framers of the constitution write any provisions to end slavery into the constitution?
Slavery was economically and culturally entrenched in the southern states in the late eighteenth century. The southern States would not have supported the ratification of the Constitution if it had called for the end of slavery.
Which of these would have banned slavery in territories gained in the mexican american war?
The Wilmot Proviso
Why did the Framers not abolish slavery when they wote the constitution?
Slavery was economically and culturally entrenched in the southern states in the late eighteenth century. The southern States would not have supported the ratification of the Constitution if it had called for the end of slavery.
Were the southerners mad when slavery was banned in California?
They would have been, if Congress had not appeased them with a couple more states where slavery would be permitted, plus enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Would Georgia and South Carolina have signed the US Constitution if slavery was to be abolished?
Most historians believe that the Georgia and South Carolina would not have signed the US Constitution if it called for the abolishment of slavery. Their economies and cultures were far too deeply involved in slavery as an institution.
Which method would determine whether slavery would be banned or permitted under the Kansas-Nebraska act?
Popular Sovereignty
What was the belief that voters should be given the right to decide if slavery would be permitted or banned?
popular sovereignty
What was one concession the federalist made to ensure the constitution would be ratify?
They promised to support key ammendments to the Constitution.
