Beginnings
Name one thing the first assembly of Missouri talked about
The first laws governing slavery, free black people, and the process of gaining freedom
The slaves could not leave their masters property without what
Permission from the master
What did slaves need in order to leave their master's plantation
A written pass
Could a black man settle in America
No
Why were these laws created
To prevent abolition influence
After the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory the new government of Missouri instituted what
Black Codes
T/F
Were people allowed to break up slave families
False
What were slaves not allowed to carry on them
A gun, powder, shot, club, or any other weapon
What would happen if you did not have a certificate of citizenship
You would have to leave the state and it would cost you $10
What of Abolitionists was prohibited
The publication, circulation, and promulgation of the abolition doctrines.
Legal authorization to maintain control of the slave population in Missouri was started by who
The French and Spanish
What was the punishment if a slave hit their master
They would be whipped
When could a slave have a gun
If they lived on a frontier plantation and their master got a license
What would happen if a black man did not leave the state when told to
They would be whipped 10 times then they would be sent to prison
If you violate the law to not educate slaves what would happen
You could receive a $500 fine or six months in jail
What was prohibited in 1837 to stop Abolitionist influence
The publication, circulation, and promulgation of abolition doctrines
Why were these slave laws were created
To control the slave population
Why were these laws created
To prevent slaves from running away
What were masters charged that sent their slaves to get jobs and act as a free man
$20 to $100
What happened if you published an abolitionist doctrine
You were fined $1000 and would spend two years in the state penitentiary
Missouri slavery laws started at their first assembly. When and where did this take place?
St. Louis in 1820
What was one of the few things that masters could not do to their slaves
Torture, mutilate, or kill their slaves,
What would happen if a slave took part in a riot
They would be publicly whipped
T/F
It was illegal to trade with a slave
T
Why did they not want slaves to be educated
White people felt safer in a slave revolt if the slaves were not educated