Southern congressmen opposed James Tallmadge’s proposed
amendments to the Missouri statehood bill in 1819 because the amendments would
have made Missouri a free state. This made the amendments controversial and a
threat to sectional political harmony which was essential to achieve consensus.
The troops tried to send supplies but there was a blockade and they were not able to deliver them.
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The African Americans had to do the chores for the white men, basically a maid but not paying. Some people tried to free the slaves like Harriet Tubman, the most well known person to.
