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Every state has the same number of U.S. Senators (two), so if there were more free states than slave states, the Senators from the southern slave states would be outnumbered, so they wouldn't have enough votes to stop any anti-slavery legislation from passing.

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What effect did Nat Turner's Rebellion have on southern altitudes about slavery?

Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831 intensified the fears of white Southerners regarding slave uprisings, leading to a harsher stance on slavery and increased repression of enslaved people. In response, many Southern states enacted stricter slave codes and increased patrols to prevent further insurrections. This rebellion heightened the divide between the North and South, solidifying pro-slavery sentiments among Southern whites and fostering a culture of fear and control surrounding the institution of slavery. Ultimately, it contributed to the escalating tensions that would culminate in the Civil War.


When did the slave code change?

The slave codes changed in 1865 when the 13th amendment was ratified. Slave codes were laws that restricted African Americans behaviors due to the fear of rebellion.


How did some African states use the slave trade to gain power?

They force-captured other Africans (using European traded guns) and traded them for goods with Europeans. They gained power by doing this because they had goods, money, and fear from other African states.


Was the emancipation proclamation from the north or south?

The North. It was issued by Lincoln, chiefly to keep the British from aiding the Confederates (because it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.) The Proclamation declared slavery to be illegal in all the states in rebellion - that is, the South. It allowed slavery to continue in the slave-states that had remained loyal, for fear of upsetting powerful slave-owners and driving them into the arms of the Confederacy.


Was Missouri the last state to free slaves?

Yes, it was one of the slave-states that had remained loyal to the USA, and Lincoln was keen not to upset the people of Missouri, for fear of driving into the arms of the Confederates.

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What was a fear of southern senators if there were more freee states than slave states?

loosing land


What was a fear of southern senators if there were more slave states than free states?

f c k yo s h i t


What did the northerners fear southerners slave owners might do?

Northerners feared that Southern slave owners might expand slavery into new territories and states, potentially increasing the political power of slave states and threatening the balance of power between free and slave states in the United States. They also feared that the economic interests of Southern slave owners would dominate national policies, leading to the spread of slavery in the country.


What did northerners fear the southern slave owners will do?

Northerners feared that southern slave owners would expand slavery into new territories, leading to political and economic conflicts. They were also concerned about the influence of pro-slavery forces in the national government and the potential spread of slave labor competition in free states.


Slave codes were passed in many states in response to the?

growing fear of active slave resistance.


Why did the southern slave owners fear the northern attitudes toward slavery?

The loss of slavery would threaten the southern economy


What did Southern States fear would happen if Lincoln was elected in 1860?

All new states would be free soil, and the slave-states would be permanently outvoted in Congress, which would pass laws that favoured the North over the South.


Laws passed by states in response to the growing fear of slave resistance were called?

slave codes.


Why did the southern states fear if the northern states dominated congress?

That they would be taken advantage of


What was true about slave codes?

They became more rigid as fear of slave resistance grew.


What did john do and why do you think it put fear in the southern states?

My stummy hurts :'(


Why did the southern states saw abolitionism as a threat to their way of life?

The southern states saw abolitionism as a threat to their way of life because their economy heavily relied on slave labor in industries such as agriculture. Abolitionism challenged the institution of slavery, which was deeply woven into the social, political, and economic fabric of the southern states. This threat to their labor system and the fear of losing control over their property led the southern states to view abolitionism as a direct challenge to their way of life.