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Why did Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise?
To address the conflict over slavery
Did Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise?
To address the conflict over slavery
Did California agree with slavery?
No, they wanted no part of it
Why did the delegates to the constitutional convention agree to keep their work a secret?
They wanted to be able to speak what was on their minds without public pressure
What did the 1850 compromise do?
Deal with slavery. They could not agree on how to change or end it, so they did nothing.
Why did the US Congress agree to the Missouri Compromise?
To address the conflict over slavery
Why did delegates agree to allow the International slave trade to continue for another 20 years?
bc the southern states' economies needed the slave trade, and many southern delegates said they'd leave the Union if the constitution immediately ended the trade. =D
What did the Compromise of 1850 not do?
Deal with slavery. They could not agree on how to change or end it, so they did nothing.
Did the north agree on slavery?
During the Constitutional Convention the issue of slavery came to be a point of discussion. The Southern states which had slaves fought off attempts to abolish slavery. A compromise was made. It was agreed that the slave trade would end in twenty years.
Why did franklin urge his fellow delegates to join him signing the constitution?
Benjamin Franklin knew that the delegates didn't all agree with everything that was written in the Constitution. He didn't agree with everything either, but compromises had been made and he felt everyone should set aside the "my way is best" notion and sign the document.
What compromise did the delegates agree on during the convention?
1. People are free to make their own government. 2. No one should be able to ignore the law. 3. The government has limits.
How did the 1860 election increase sectional tensions?
Because the newly-elected Lincoln would not agree to any extension of slavery. So the final attempt at compromise failed.
