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Which parallel made the slave states and the free states?
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Why was the concern about admitting Missouri as a slave state?
It would have made an imbalance in congress and that would make more slave states than free states, thus the pro slavery states would have more power in congress
What was the event that threatened to destroy the equality of free and slave states?
Admission of Missouri as a slave state in 1820. The problem was resolved via the Missouri Compromise, which also made a free state out of Maine, which previously ahd been part of Massachusetts.
What efforts were made to prevent the outbreak of the civil war?
There were attempts to compromise, or find resolve in the conflict between slave states and free states. In the years prior to the Civil War.
Was The conflict between slave and free states resolved by the great compromise?
The compromise between slave states and free states was resolved by the 3/5ths Compromise. The southern states wanted to have slaves count as part of the population. The free states did not. They eventually agreed that the 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted. The Great Compromise was when the legislature was agreed to be made of 2 houses, one upper and one lower. The upper house would have equal representation and the lower would be have the states represented by population.
Which had greater number of states confederate or US?
At the outbreak of the US Civil War in 1861, the United States consisted of 19 free States and 15 slave States. Eleven slave States withdrew from the Union and made up the Confederate States of America. The Union had the greater number of States and among these States, several of them, plus Washington DC, were loyal to the Union but had slaves until the War's end in 1865.
What did the Bill of rights say about slavery?
they made an agreement. there was acertian degrees to slave states and free states. the nourth is the free states and the south is the slave states.
Where the states that seceded from the union slave states free states or border states?
Slave states. Some border states made attempts to secede, but for one reason or another, failed to do so.
What was enacted in 1820 to keep a balance between slave states and free states?
the Missouri Compromise
What was the event that made southern states difficult for masters to free their slaves?
Fugitive slave act
Why was the concern about admitting Missouri as a slave state?
It would have made an imbalance in congress and that would make more slave states than free states, thus the pro slavery states would have more power in congress
What happened because slave owners feared resistance by slave?
States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.
Did slave states when or non-slave states win?
The free-soil North won against the slave-owning Confederacy. However, there were four slave-owning states on the Northern side, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free those slaves. This confirms that the Proclamation was not really to do with Abolitonism. It was an urgent tactical measure to keep the British from supporting the Confederates, because it would have made them look pro-slavery.
Why would the Fugitive Slave Act scare free african americans?
The Fugitive Slave Act scared free African Americans because it allowed for the capture and return of escaped slaves even if they were living in free states. This meant that free African Americans could be falsely accused of being runaway slaves and taken into custody without proper legal process or protection. Additionally, it heightened the risk of being kidnapped and enslaved, even for those who had legally obtained their freedom.
When California became a free state what new law was made in the southern states?
1. prohibition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
What issue did the Missouri Compromise temporarily resolve?
The western expansion of slavery and the balance between slave and free states in the Senate
What happened because slave owners feared resistance by slaves?
States passed slave codes and slave laws. These laws kept the slaves in a subordinate position and made it so even a free slave could be captured and sent back into slavery.
Do The Missouri Compromise of 1820 made slavery illegal in all states north of a specific geographical boundary?
Yes. It was Missouri's Southern border that became the parallel.
