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What was the issue in the dred Scott case?
He was a slave in a free state
What issue was brought up by Missouri's request to join the Union?
There was and even amount of slave and slave-free states
Which case centered on the issue of who was a slave and who was free?
Dred Scott vs sandford
Why did James K. Polk ignore the issue with slaves?
He wanted to make free states in to slave states.
What impact did westward expansion have on the issue of slavery in the US?
It made the issue even more prevalent. People had the decision to make a state free or a slave state.
What was Zachary Taylor's challenges?
Slavery was the big issue when Taylor was president. The slave states could see that unless a balance of slave and free states was maintained, that eventually they would be outvoted and slavery would be abolished in all the states. There was also an issue about returning slaves that escaped to free states.
Why was the balance of free and state slaves in the senate such an important issue?
The balance of free and slave states in the senate was such an important issue because if the either had an advantage it would only help to trigger a war that was yet to come.
Where did the battle over how best to compromise the issue of admission of new states as either free or slave take place?
assembly of the confederacy.
Did the kansas-nebaska act deermine free versus slave states?
It put the issue to a local vote in each new state.
How did the Louisiana Purchase increase the likelihood of wars in the west?
As more of the Louisiana territory became states, the issue of slavery grew. For example, if a state wanted to enter the Union as a free state, there had to be a slave state to keep the # of slave and free states equal.
What was the underlying issue the Missouri Compromise was intend to address?
The overriding issue was slavery. The compromise included The Fugitive Slave Act and agreement to allow slavery within the borders of Missouri.
What was the issue with Missouri and what and was the compromise?
The issue was slavery -- should slavery be allowed in the new state of Missouri? The compromise was to admit Missouri as a slave state and to admit Maine as a free state at the same time, thereby keeping a balance of slave and free states. IMPROVEMENT. Furthermore the Compromise stated that for the future, no other slave state had to be established north of a line represented by the parallel 36° 30', coinciding with the southern boundary of Missouri.
