how did washington view on slavery evolved over time
Slavery goes back as far as History not only in West Africa but all over the world and it is still with us.
In the election of 1848, the Democrats chose a platform that remained silent on slavery. Nominee Lewis Cass was pro-slavery, so many anti-slavery Democrats walked out of the Baltimore convention to begin the Free Soil party.
crusades started over land and trade.
Slavery is as old as mankind, as soon as people had the ability to stand over others and make them do their work for them is when they started.
The main constitutional arguements during the debate over slavery were representation in Congress, importation of slaves, and the Bill of Rights.
Some possible results of the growing sectional debate over slavery include humanitarian results. For example, when people treat others fairly, all will be educated and respected and slavery will stop growing.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were the two participants in the great debate over slavery prior to the election of 1858.
Republican
The admission of new states to the union and Dred Scott decision fueled the ongoing debate over slavery. (I got this off of ChaCha.com)
Stephen A. Douglas
to abolish it
Admitting California into the Union in 1850 gave raise over the debate over slavery. It was against Federal law of the confederacy to harbor slaves in free states.
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
The Missouri Compromise temporarily settled the debate over slavery by allowing Missouri enter the Union as a slave state. Maine was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.
A possible result of the growing sectional debate over slavery would be states seceding.
Virginia legislature