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Who drafted the fugitive slave laws?
The Fugitive Slave Acts were passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850. The first act was drafted by Congress, while the second act was amended from the original law.
What laws were passed by states to limit what states could do?
slave codes
Why were southern states concerned about congress controlling forigen trade?
the southerners were worried of this ecause they depended on many exported goods such as: tobaccorice and other products.They also worried that congress might stop slave traders from bringing enslaved people to the U.S.
What are three fifth laws?
Laws that determined states' slave populations would be counted as 3/5th of the entire population for representation in Congress and taxation purposes.
Under the Articles of Confederation could central government enforce laws passed by Congress?
no they could not enforce the laws.
What did the Kentucky Resolution had originally stated?
States could nullify laws of Congress
How did westward expansion add to the increasing conflict between free and slave states?
Because it was becoming increasingly difficult to get Congress to agree to create new slave-states. This meant that the South was increasingly out-voted in Congress, which would then pass laws that favoured the North against the South.
What could Congress not do under the Articles of Confederation?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not levy taxes, regulate trade between states, or enforce laws.
How did northern and southern states compromise regarding the power of the congress over foreign trade and taxes?
Congress could tax goods coming into the country but not goods going out.
Slave Laws passed in Virginia in 1705 said that slaves were private property and what else?
The Slave Laws passed in Virginia in 1705 also stated that slaves could not own any property, bear arms, or gather in groups.
Why southern states not want congress to regulate trade?
Because it was getting harder to create new slave-states, so the South was increasingly getting out-voted in Congress, which then tended to pass laws favorable to the North.
What was a factor that contributed the most to the outbreak of the Civil War?
The South being outvoted in Congress (because it was getting harder to create new slave-states), and Congress therefore tending to pass laws favourable to the North.
