This is true. Its really to insure that others wont try it, they'll make a show of it to show others what would happen to them!
I believe the answer might be inflation, hope this helps:)
Is the fugitive slave act an answer? If so I believe that would be correct.
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The protestant reformation signify a response to the Corruption in the church. One of the main reasons that led to the "Protestant Reformation" was the disagreement with certain practices that the high clergy of the Church was doing at that time.
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