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When Northerners abolitionists looked at the map of America in 1854 what might have concerned them?
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Why did slave act of 1850 get anger northerners?
Because it compelled ordinary members of the public to report anyone who looked as though he might be a runaway, on pain of a $1000 fine. The public strongly resented being turned into unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against this Act.
How did the Dred Scott Decision widen the gap between the North and the South?
Most unexpectedly, it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union. Obviously the South was overjoyed. But Northern abolitionists were outraged. And the rest of the North were simply exasperated because it looked as though all the work that had gone into the Compromises had been wasted.
Why would slaves be free from capture once they crossed the border into Canada?
Yes, because slavery was illegal in Canada. "Once free, always free" was meant to be the deal. So once they got to Canada, they were at no risk of arrest. That's why the Fugitive Slave Act enraged the Abolitionists. It looked like putting the clock back.
What happened in 1771 l?
I looked all over the internet. Nothing Important happened in America in 1771. Important things happened in other places in the world but not the 13 colonies. Sorry.
What group off people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
After many natives were enslaved and died, the slave traders looked to Africa as the source of free labor.
The most alarming aspect of the Compromise of 1850 to northerners was the decision concerning?
The Fugitive Slave Act, which compelled all citizens to report anyone who looked as though they might be a runaway slave, on pain of a heavy fine. This was meant to sound like a decisive gesture in support of property rights, but it infuriated the Abolitionists, and raised the temperature of the whole debate.
What did America look like?
america looked really plain but grassy
What is a synonym for concerned?
Worried Anxious Upset Perturbed Troubled Distressed Uneasy Apprehensive Agitated (This is if you want to say something like, "His mother looked concerned.")
What was John Cabot's results?
British Claim to North America and a son who looked for the NWP.
Who looked for a strait through south America?
Magellan
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the south?
By passing the Fugitive Slave Act, which forced Northerners to report anyone who looked like a runaway slave. The Northern public greatly resented this.
Did the landforms of north America always looked the way that they do today?
No
What are three things that looked good for America by 1787?
The constitution was written.
What is the analogy of Kenya Africa and Brazil?
south america
What was the German first impression at America?
they were amazed by how the land looked so free
What was Cabot's results?
British Claim to North America and a son who looked for the NWP.
When is America's Got Talent coming to?
i looked it up and it is not coming to Wisconsin sorry.
