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Which four border states could have gone either North or South?
Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware All of them were "slave states" that stayed in the Union for one reason or another.
How much power do the states have in a confederate government?
For all practical purposes, the Confederate Constitution was modeled after the US Constitution. Major exceptions were that slavery was legal and no state could secede.
What US state was the first to secede from the US and on what grounds?
South Carolina on April 12, 1861 they attacked Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor that was a union site. The southern states thought that Lincoln would declare slavery illegal and they felt they had the right to decide the issue for themselves. It was a States rights issue.
How many states voted to secede from from the Union in all?
Eleven
Was slavery an American institution?
no, because it was all around the world.
What states did not secede from the Union?
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Why did Lincoln say I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so and I have no in?
Abraham Lincoln saw keeping the United States intact as his most important mission. He was personally against slavery, however, he recognized that under cases decided by the US Supreme Court, the institution of slavery was legal. He also recognized that slavery did not exist as a "Southern" creation. Since before the US was a nation, slavery existed. It was clear to him that slavery could have been abolished long ago. And, that the North was just as guilty as anyone else for the institution of slavery. Lincoln, as the US President, sought to assure the Southern slave States that he had no intention to interfere with slavery where it existed. He did this in his duty to protect the Constitutional rights of all "citizens". He understood that under the Constitution, slaves were not considered "citizens".
Which were the slave states?
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia all permitted slavery. The last 4 states and DC did not secede.
What did the union during the civil war era believe in and stand for?
The issue of the day that brought on the was was slavery--the Union abolished slavery and some states wanted to continue holding slaves. Intertwined with this is the matter of sovereignty of the national government over the individual states. Slave states, beginning with South Carolina, started seceding from the Union, but according to the Constitution they had no authority to secede.
Abolitionists were social reformers who fought for?
the abolition of slavery in the United States and other countries. They believed in the equality and freedom of all individuals, regardless of race, and worked to end the institution of slavery through political activism, speeches, and writings.
Why did Lincoln say I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so and I have no inclina?
Abraham Lincoln saw keeping the United States intact as his most important mission. He was personally against slavery, however, he recognized that under cases decided by the US Supreme Court, the institution of slavery was legal. He also recognized that slavery did not exist as a "Southern" creation. Since before the US was a nation, slavery existed. It was clear to him that slavery could have been abolished long ago. And, that the North was just as guilty as anyone else for the institution of slavery. Lincoln, as the US President, sought to assure the Southern slave States that he had no intention to interfere with slavery where it existed. He did this in his duty to protect the Constitutional rights of all "citizens". He understood that under the Constitution, slaves were not considered "citizens".
What is pro slavery?
"Pro-slavery" refers to the belief or advocacy for the institution of slavery, where individuals are owned and forced to work without pay. This perspective promotes the idea that some individuals are inferior and meant to serve others based on race, ethnicity, or social status.
