1. Did King believe that Missouri should be admitted as a slave state or a free state?
2. Why did Rufus King believe that the Tallmadge Amendment was legally legitimate?
3. Based on this article, do you believe the founding fathers drafted the Constitution with the intention of someday abolishing slavery? Why?
Jefferson to John Holmes Regarding the Missouri Compromise
1. What did Jefferson believe would be the result of the Missouri Compromise?
2. Did Jefferson believe slavery was an evil institution and should be abolished?
3. Explain what Jefferson meant when he said “we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go”?
4. Did Jefferson believe that Missouri should enter the Union as a free state or a slave state? Why?
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