HIST 2055 Chapter : Issue Of Slavery
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Issue of slavery: people in favor of slavery were afraid that senate going into northern hands would lead to a ban in slavery. Nativist party that"s primary goal is to limit immigration and restrict the use and shipment of alcohol in us would like to see the slavery issue disappear, because they can"t afford to start out as anti-slavery. Dredd scott was a slave to john emerson, who purchased scott through the blow family sons of blow had grown up with scott, but sold him to. Emerson took scott to a free state where he was appointed (illinois) transferred to wisconsin territory. While there, emerson met another slaveholder; scott fell in love with other slaveholder"s slave. Emerson purchased scott"s now-legal-wife had a few kids by scott. Emerson was transferred to louisiana, left the scotts in wisconsin until he sent for them went back to emerson in louisiana of their own volition.
