Context: In May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization now called the American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA). The Methodist Episcopal Church, South had recently separated over the issue of slavery, and southern Presbyterians would do so shortly thereafter.

Question: When did Baptist congregations split over slavery?
Answer: May 1845

Question: Why did American Baptist congregations split?
Answer: over slavery and missions

Question: Slaveholders were prevented from being appointed as what?
Answer: missionaries

Question: Who prevented slaveholders from being appointed missionaries?
Answer: Home Mission Society

Question: Northern congregations formed what organization?
Answer: American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA)

Question: When did Baptist congregations combine efforts over slavery?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did American Baptist congregations work together?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Slaveholders were typically appointed as what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who encouraged slaveholders to be appointed missionaries?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Southern congregations formed what organization?
Answer: Unanswerable