How did states and territories use the law in the slavery debate?
In the 1700 and 1800’s our country was split over many issues such as slavery, taxes, railroad lines and political governance. These are some of the issues that fed conflicts between different sections of the country and eventually contributed to the Civil War. Slavery was a lightning rod issue for states who were trying to exert their own power in the face of growing federal power. States were also trying to protect their right to make decisions separate from other states. There were also different groups within states that were fighting for or against slavery. In Georgia, for example, a law was passed in 1732 against slavery, when it was still a colony. In 1749, that law was overturned. In 1793, Georgia passed a Fugitive Slave Act, but at the same time gave up territory that became Alabama and Louisiana in which the federal government banned importing slaves. Disagreements about slavery caused problems in many different ways: violence broke out, political parties split up and people
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