they supported slavery
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
Not much is known about whether or not George Meade was for slavery. He did support Whig party candidate, George McClellan who wanted to focus on reuniting the Southern states with the Union instead of slavery.
cause they can
they supported slavery
Southern cotton-growers (the 'Plantocracy') and their local politicians.
cause they can
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
There were many abolitionist activists and politicians who wanted to get rid of slavery.
Northern workers opposed slavery; southern planters support it
People supported slavery because they needed more workers. They didnt have to pay them so the southern states had many many slaves.
The politicians in the North that advocated anti-slavery were called Abolitionists.
To stop foreign support from aiding the Southern war effort and make the war about slavery.
the south needed slave labor to support its manufacering economy