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What is the issue about slavery that split up the northern and southern delegates?
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∙ 12y ago
the issue is that some people were for slavery, and some were not...the north was mostly opposed and the south was all for it, thats why there are so many african americans in the south today
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∙ 12y ago
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Explain the positions of both the northern delegates and the southern delegates on the issue of enslaved Africans?
southern delegates is for slavery they were trying to keep it. northern delegates is against slavery they were trying to get rid of it.
Over what issue did the Southern Democratic and the Northern Republican parties seem totally at odds?
The issue is slavery.
How did the slavery issue affect the Democratic Party in the 1860 presidental election?
The slavery issue caused the northern and southern democratics to split up and have two different democratic parties.
What was the major issue between nothern and southern states after 1820?
The major issue between southern and northern states was the problem of slavery. The North had abolished it and the South wanted to keep it.
What issue caused a split in the methodist episcopal church in 1844?
The Methodist Church split into a northern and a southern division over the issue of slavery.
Why you think the delegates to the constitutional convention were right or wrong in compromising on the slavery issue?
The delegates were right to compromise over slavery because, despite the anti-slavery sentiments of many of the delegates, the southern representatives were not about to compromise the cornerstone of their economy. Demanding the immediate end of slavery would have caused them to walk out, jeopardizing the new nation. Therefore, the delegates kept slavery but left provisions for the elimination of slavery at a later date. Also, they added the three-fifths clause, which essentially hamstrung the southern states' ability to use slaves to inflate their population and therefore their representation in the House of Representatives.
What was the major issue between northern and southern after 1820?
Slavery became the major dividing issue between Northern and Southern states in the U.S. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820, involving the regulation of slavery in the Western territories. This started people taking sides over whether slavery should be abolished altogether, or remain an essential right of the people.
What were the main issue in the civil war they were fighting for?
The civil war was about slavery the united states split and the southern states wanted slavery but the northern states said every one has to follow the laws that forbid slavery
What did the delegates do to vote on slavery?
Once the delegates starting discussingpopulation, the issue of slavery came up. Should enslaved people be counted in a state's population? Many Northern state's wanted to end slavery. Most southern state's, which had many slaves' wanted slavery to continue. Finally a compromise was reached. Every five slaves , or people " bound to service," would be counted as three. In addition, the delegates agreed to end slave with other countries in 1808.
What was the major issue between Northerner and southern states after 1820?
Slavery became the major dividing issue between Northern and Southern states in the U.S. The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820, involving the regulation of slavery in the Western territories. This started people taking sides over whether slavery should be abolished altogether, or remain an essential right of the people.
What controversial issue was mentioned in the Declaration of Independence that was omitted from the final draft?
slavery. Jefferson thought that slaves should be set free and slavery was morally wrong. However, the delegates from the southern states would not sign the declaration unless the clause on slavery was removed. Eventually, Jefferson conceded and it was removed.
What issue did the convention of delegates refuse to settle in 1787?
There were several, but I bet the one you're thinking of was slavery.
