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How did the southern lawmakers feel about slavery in the sectionalist debate of the 1850?
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The southern lawmakers felt that slavery was a profitable business and did not want it to end and did not want to lose slave territory.
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Site of the last major southern debate over slavery and emancipation?
Virginia legislature
What was the site of the last major southern debate over slavery and emancipation?
Virginia Legislature
Site of the last major southern debate over slavery and emancipation in 1831-1832?
Virginia Legislature
Which type of debate involves considering problems that lawmakers are dealing with?
Legislative
Why did southern states secede from from the US of America?
because they didnt want him to make slavery illegal !
What was the debate over slavery in the declaration of independent?
Some Southern States wanted the wealth brought to them by slavery, and they wanted not to be swamped by ballots by the more populated Northern States, so a compromise was reached.
Who did Lincoln debate slavery?
Stephen A. Douglas
Why was slavery not addressed at the Convention?
The South was easily offended by the topic of slavery, and if discussed to much, the debate would cause southern representatives to leave the Constitutional Convention. The North didn't want that, or else the nation would split. Therefore, the North avoided discussion of slavery with the South.
What was the slavery controversy?
The slavery controversy refers to the heated debate and conflict surrounding the institution of slavery in the United States leading up to the Civil War in the 19th century. It involved arguments over the morality, legality, and economic impact of slavery, ultimately leading to a war between the Northern and Southern states. The controversy ultimately resulted in the abolition of slavery in the United States.
The main topic of the linclon and Douglas debate was?
Slavery
Who began the debate to stop slavery?
William Wilberforce
What was the focus of the national debate on slavery in the US in the mid 1800's?
For the most part, the national debate on slavery was not whether to abolish it. Most Americans, especially in the North, did not want slavery to spread to the western frontiers.
