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Missouri Compromise
March 3rd 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise.The Missouri Compromise is if slavery should be allowed in Missouri. The northerners thought that Missouri to be a free state because it would throw off the balance. The south wanted Missouri to be a slave state because they would get more slave states. In the end Missouri came out as both a slave & free state. That was because of the 36, 30’ line in LA territory. Henry Clay came up with it. James Monroe signed the compromise into law. -
Nat Turners Rebellion 2
After all this ended the government made new laws. Blacks were not allowed to vote, serve on jury, own property, testify in court, learn to read or write, buy or sell goods, be a preacher, own a gun, and meet in groups more than five. Also slave or not slave, blacks would get treated poorly. Slaves want freedom more now than ever. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
In 1831 August 22nd to August 23rd, at the Travis plantation in Virginia is where the rebellion act strated. Nat Turner was the leader of this rebellion. He lead about 60 to 70 slaves against slavery leaving the government with nothing more to do but send 3000 troops into capture them all and had them go through court. The slaves testifying in court if found guilty the slaves would get the death penalty. The slaves found innocent would be returned to their owners and put back to work. After all -
Nat Turners Rebellion
In 1831 August 22nd to August 23rd, at the Travis plantation in Virginia is where the rebellion act strated. Nat Turner was the leader of this rebellion. He lead about 60 to 70 slaves against slavery leaving the government with nothing more to do but send 3000 troops into capture them all and had them go through court. The slaves testifying in court if found guilty the slaves would get the death penalty. The slaves found innocent would be returned to their owners and put back to work. After all -
Nat Turners Rebellion
this ended the government made new laws. Blacks were not allowed to vote, serve on jury, own property, testify in court, learn to read or write, buy or sell goods, be a preacher, own a gun, and meet in groups more than five. Also slave or not slave, blacks would get treated poorly. Slaves want freedom more now than ever. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was about california being a slave state or a free state, which ended up being a free state.Washington d.c. is where slave trade ended. Which made it easier for the southerners to recover fugitive slaves. This was called the fugitive slave act. Zachary Taylor opposed the compromise, but his death on July 9 made pro compromise vice president Millard Fillmore of New York president. Mexico and Arizona got to choose if they wanted slaves or not.
