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What is amelioration?
An amelioration is an act of ameliorating - of making better or improving.
What does Lincoln say the insurgents wanted in terms of slavery?
to expand slavery
What in terms of slavery what is chattel?
The word "chattel" means any item of property other than freehold land. Thus in terms of slavery, slaves are the chattel of the slave owner.
Why the amelioration proposal was interduce?
To improve the condition of the slaves also it was a means of delaying emancipation
How successful were the Amelioration Acts?
No, creating a law is one thing, enforcing it, quite another. The laws were made in an effort to improve the treatment of slaves, but the downside was that they weren't enforced. As a result, the condition of slaves didn't change under the Amelioration Acts.
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