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Which case centered on the issue of who was a slave and who was free?
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Explain the red phrygian cap which was a political symbol used during the french revolution?
cap worn by a slave upon becoming free in the french revolution
Why did kunta kinte try to escape three times?
kunta kinte tried to escape three time because he wanted to be a free man.HE DID NOT WANT TO BE A SLAVE THAT WHY HE RAN AWAY . kunta kinte tried to escape three time because he wanted to be a free man.HE DID NOT WANT TO BE A SLAVE THAT WHY HE RAN AWAY .
Why did Henry clay propose the Missouri compromise to resolve the issue of missuori state hood?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was the work of Congressman Henry Clay of Kentucky. By 1820 there were already 10,000 or more slaves in the territory that was to become Missouri and a slave state at that. There was a pressing need to keep the number of slave and free states in balance. In order to appease both the North and the South, Clay proposed to congress a plan to keep things in balance. Missouri could enter as a slave state and part of Massachusetts would be divided to make a new Northern free state called Maine. The compromise worked and the heated debates over slavery, for the time being was put to rest. But it was not a permanent solution in that the US continued to grow.
Did the first modern free speech case arose in World War I?
no
How did the constitution deal with the slave trade?
The US constitution specified that Congress was free to outlaw the slave trade after 20 years. Congress did so the first date it was allowed.The Constitution prohibited Congress from outlawing the Atlantic slave trade for twenty years.
What was the issue in the dred Scott case?
He was a slave in a free state
What issue was brought up by Missouri's request to join the Union?
There was and even amount of slave and slave-free states
Is a slave free if he moved into a free territory?
This was quite a sticky issue before the Civil War. The most famous legal battle over this was the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). Dred Scott was a slave who traveled with his master into Illinois, where slavery was illegal. Upon returning to Missouri, where it was legal, Scott sued his master for his freedom. The case eventually made it to SCOTUS, where Scott lost in a 7-2 decision, ultimately meaning that a slave could not be declared free if moved into a free territory. The case is considered by some to be the worst decision ever made by SCOTUS.
Why did James K. Polk ignore the issue with slaves?
He wanted to make free states in to slave states.
Why would the Fugitive Slave Act scare free african americans?
In the Fugitive Slave Act, the federal government gave the local authorities in both slave and free states, power to issue warrants to "remove" any black they thought to be an escaped slave. It also made it a federal crime to help a runaway slave.
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.
What was Zachary Taylor's challenges?
Slavery was the big issue when Taylor was president. The slave states could see that unless a balance of slave and free states was maintained, that eventually they would be outvoted and slavery would be abolished in all the states. There was also an issue about returning slaves that escaped to free states.
What were the three questions the Dred Scott case had to deal with?
Dred Scott was an African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his family's freedom. The three questions involved in the Dred Scott case are: 1. Can a slave who has been transported to a "free state" become free? 2. Can a slave sue in Federal Court? 3. Is a slave a citizen of the United States?
Why was the balance of free and state slaves in the senate such an important issue?
The balance of free and slave states in the senate was such an important issue because if the either had an advantage it would only help to trigger a war that was yet to come.
Where did the battle over how best to compromise the issue of admission of new states as either free or slave take place?
assembly of the confederacy.
Did the kansas-nebaska act deermine free versus slave states?
It put the issue to a local vote in each new state.
How did the Louisiana Purchase increase the likelihood of wars in the west?
As more of the Louisiana territory became states, the issue of slavery grew. For example, if a state wanted to enter the Union as a free state, there had to be a slave state to keep the # of slave and free states equal.
