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You may be referring to the controversial 1857 verdict by the Supreme Court in the case of Dred Scott, a slave who had applied for his freedom on the grounds that he had been employed for some years on free soil.
Their refusal was based on how they interpreted the Constitution - that a man's property was sacred, and slaves were property.
This verdict stirred up the Abolitionists and greatly raised the temperature of the national debate over slavery.
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Became the legal basis for slavery in north America?
primogeniture
By the end of the 1600s indentured servants who gained their freedom?
By the end of the 1600s, indentured servants were being given 25 acres of land, and their freedom. The first blacks that came to America in the 1610s were treated as indentured servants, and slavery was not decided on the basis.
How did Southern whites attempt to defend slavery?
Some whites in the South justified slavery on the basis of religion (using biblical passages such as the so-called "curse of Ham" or the passage in Philemon where Paul seemingly supports slavery) to say "God has put whites in power over blacks; therefore, slavery is OK." Others justified slavery for economic reasons: "It's cheap to use slaves' free labor; the economy will collapse if we have to pay them." Others used fallacious scientific reasons (such as "whites have bigger skulls than blacks, so slavery is OK because whites must be smarter"). Others used cultural reasons ("slavery is part of the Southern way of life"). Others were just racist ("blacks are degraded animals and inferior to us; we can do whatever we want to them"). Many used a combination of several of these reasons.
What was the basis of the Good Neighbor policy?
Mutual understanding between the United States and Latin America
What is the difference between the union and the confederate states?
The union was the north, confederates were in the south. The Confederates (South) were attempting to separate from the United States. The Union (North) was the remainder of the US fighting to keep the country united. The Union was primarily anti slavery and the south (Confederacy) was strongly pro slavery. This was one of the primary reasons why why confederacy separated themselves fron the Union(the US). There were more differences including states rights. The South argued thet the North was not giving them the rights that they deserved. One of these rights was the right to own slaves which was the driving force of the Southern economy. The South was what is called a "slave society" this is a society that is totally dependant on slave labor for their economy. Without slaves, the Southern economy would colapse since all their money making crops was very labor intensive and no white Southerner wanted to do it. another difference between the South and the North was the basis of the economy, the South was primarily agricultural where as the North was industrial and finances.
Became the legal basis for slavery in north America?
primogeniture
What became the legal basis for slavery in North America?
The slave codes of Englands Barbados colony
Effect of the slave codes of englands barbados colony?
became the legal basis for slavery in north america
Was slavery the basis for freedom in colonial America?
yes
The basis of the french trade in north America?
furs
What became the basis of the economy and settlement in the north American colonies of France and England?
The basis of the economy and settlement in the north american colonies of France and England were
What did South America have more of then North America?
On a geographical basis, South America has more rain forests and jungle type areas then North America. Politically speaking, South America has many more countries then North America.
When did Cabot lay the basis for the British claim to North America?
1497
What did the English settlers in north America believe was the basis of liberty?
Land
When did Verrazano laid basis for French claims in North America?
no one knows
Was the Bill of Rights the basis of the constitution?
No. The document Virginia Declaration of Rights became the basis for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America.
What commodity provided the french with wealth from their colonies in North America?
what was the basis of the french economy in north america
