Yes. He did
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Governor Edward Coles was important in keeping Illinois a free state. true!(:
YES
As it is the "liable state" they will keep being paid to you as long as you comply with their regulations and keep them informed as to your progress and earnings.
Some slaves thought they would be free if they worked hard, but their masters would just keep them if they worked well. If they were bad their master would kill them, so no, the slaves were not really free.
Surcharge or the mother was on State Aid.
No.
Cheap (free) labor, and it wasn't illegal at the time. The free market spoke.
In the State of Illinois, you can keep your home while filing a Chapter 7 if it is determined that you do not have an equity position in your home that exceeds the Illinois statutory exemptions and continue to be current on your monthly mortgage payments.
To keep peace, the Congress orchestrated a two-part compromise, granting Missouri's request and also admitting Maine as a free state.
It was a compromise to keep the balance as it was.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Maine was the next state