Could you add a little more context please?
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Controlling fire is important because not doing so can cause even more catastrophic damage than has already been done. Take California historically, for example. In the past, they've had millions of acres destroyed by wildfires, and that was while they were being contained. Imagine if they weren't, How much more *could* it have done?
The uprising that resulted in the creation of repressive laws that restricted enslaved people would be The Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in August 1831 I believe
