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Type your answer here... this is erroneous. In 1776, the second continentalcongress approved a resolution to ban the slave trade not slavery itself.
During the 1780s, Congress took up the issue of slavery in the western portions of the young country that were not yet states of the Union. The outcome was a compromise. Under the Northwest Ortdinance, slavery was forbidden in the entire region then called the northwest between the Mississippi and the northern banks of the Ohio.
South of the Ohio, beginning with Tennessee and Kentucky, slavery would continue to exist. The Congress debated a resolution that would have banned the institution from the whole of the west, but in the end, the resolution failed to muster the 9 state delegations needed for adoption, falling short by a single state
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What was significant about the dred Scott desicion?
Congress banned slavery and this gets rid of the Missouri Compromise
Which amendment gets rid of slavery?
The 13th Amendment got rid of slavery and was ratified in 1865
Was the abolitionists in favor of outlawing slavery?
they tried to get rid of slavery
Was the abolitionists were in favor of outlawing slavery?
Yes, abolitionists were in favor of outlawing slavery. They believed that slavery was morally wrong and worked towards its abolition through various means like advocating for legislative change and promoting awareness of the issue.
What did the 13th amendments accomplish?
Slavery was abolished
Why did the us get rid of slavery?
Yes
What did Abraham Lincoln get rid of?
Slavery.
Who wanted to get rid of slavery?
northerns
Abolitionists wanted to get rid of what?
Slavery.
What do you mean by ablution of slavery?
Ablution of slavery refers to the act of cleansing or getting rid of the institution of slavery. It implies the effort to eradicate and end all forms of slavery or servitude within a society or community.
What did the abolitionist movement want?
To get rid of slavery
Is an abolitionist a person who supported slavery?
No, an abolitionist was someone who wanted to abolish, or get rid of, slavery.
