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Why did slavery become a major national issue in 1850?
the issue of slavery became important again in 1850. At that time, california requested to join the union as a free state.
Missouri's application for statehood in 1819 raised the issue of whether slavery?
Missouri's application for statehood in 1819 raised the issue of whether slavery should be allowed in the new state, leading to fierce debates in Congress about the balance of power between free and slave states. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 emerged as a temporary resolution, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, and prohibiting slavery in the unorganized territories north of the 36°30’ parallel.
In which state did fighting break out in 1854 over the issue of slavery?
Kansas
What were the social causes of the civil war?
state rights over the issue of withdrawal from the union and the issue of slavery
Was Kentucky against slavery or for slavery during the Civil War?
It was a Northern State that was pro slavery and anti Confederacy. It did not view the civil war as a slave issue. It considered the civil war a states rights issue.
What state of slavery came to be an issue in 1819 when what asked to join the union?
Missouri
Why was adding Missouri as a state a potential problem?
Adding Missouri as a state was a potential problem because it raised contentious debates over the expansion of slavery in the United States. Admitted as a slave state, it would disrupt the balance between free and slave states in Congress, which heightened tensions between the North and South. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an attempt to resolve this issue by allowing Missouri to enter as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, but it underscored the growing divide over the issue of slavery.
What impact did westward expansion have on the issue of slavery in the US?
It made the issue even more prevalent. People had the decision to make a state free or a slave state.
Was Vermont a slave state?
No, it outlawed slavery in its 1777 Constittution and again by State Law in 1858.
Why did slavery cause fierce struggle between the South and the North?
Slavery was a states rights issue. The essential problem was if a state had the right to allow slavery when the federal government states it is illegal. We are still arguing the issue today. For Lincoln it was an issue of keeping the union together. Slavery wasn't so much the cause but a emotional and political response of where the power of the federal government stops and the state begins.
Which state split in two over slavery issue and became two states?
virgina
During the period from 1820-1860 what was the chief question raised in Congress when a territory applied for statehood?
I want to say the big question was whether or not the state was anti-slavery or not. It was always about maintaining the balance. For every anti-slavery state there would have to be an arrangement to have a pro-slavery state.
