Missouri would become the only slave state in the North. Also their would be a line dividing north and south, Maine would become a free state.
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Was the North Free?
Yes, except for Missouri.
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Who is Dred Scott?
A black slave man.
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Who were slaves?
People who were Black who got bought by white people to work on farms for them.
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What did the North think about slavery?
They didn't like slavery and didn't want it.
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How did people feel about the Missouri compromise?
The people of the south were happy and the north was happy with the compromise.
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Was the south free?
No they were all slave states.
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Why did Dred Scott want to be free?
He was in a free state with his owner and he was free there so he should be free everywhere because of that.
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Where did slaves work?
They worked on farms and other small business's
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Why did the south want slavery?
They wanted people to work for them so they could make more money.
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How did the compromise benefit the South?
It made them happy because they had another state in their alliance. But they also stayed even with the north as far as states for each side.
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Why did the North want to end slavery?
People should be treated as people no matter what.
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Did the north support Dred's argument?
Yes, they agreed with him.
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Where were the slaves working?
In the South in fields.
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What did the north hate about slavery?
People didn't think that slaves were treated ok, they thought they should be treated as people not animals.
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How did the north feel about the Compromise?
They were not happy about the compromise but they also couldn't change it so they had to be ok with it. Also they gained Maine as a state for them as well.
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Who was the most angry about slavery?
North.
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Why did the south not agree with Dred?
They were scared that they would not be able to get their slaves back after going to a free state.
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What brought more slaves to farms?
The Cotton Gin was invented so farmers needed more workers.
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How did people try to end slavery?
They started protesting, then many people tried to revolt agains the south.
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Was John Adams happy with the compromise?
He was ok with it but afraid of the union breaking apart.
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Why did all the discussion start to take place?
People were not all supporting slavery so they started talking and it all escalated.