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Did the southern states think that the federal government had the right to make laws about slavery?
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What did At the Constitutional Convention delegates from northern and southern states disagreed about?
D. whether the federal government should have the power to regulate slavery.
How has the court enlarged the role of federal government on slavery?
At first, the court said slavery was up to the states. Later, the court held that the federal government could make slavery illegal.
In the middle 1800's what kind of law did may southern states fear the US government would pass?
The southerners feared that the federal government would pass additional restrictions on slavery and finally ban slavery outright.
What were the southern and northern disagreements?
states' powers over federal governments. also, it was about slavery.
What caused the conflict between the states of the United States?
The root cause of the US Civil War was the strong desire of the southern states to maintain slavery in the face of increasing northern opposition to slavery and the growth of the northern population that seemed certain to eventually control the Federal Government and abolish slavery.
What were The main disagreements of the Civil war?
Although slavery was used as a catalyst, the central issue of the war between the states was state rights vs, federal rights; the southern states did not want the federal government to have the power nor authority to tell them what to do.
Why were the north and south fighting during the civil war?
The Civil War was fought over the secession of the southern states. Southern secession generated the US federal government's military campaign to reclaim the southern states and crush the rebellion against the federal government. The reason the southern states seceded is that they feared US federal government intervention in the racist institution of African slavery. Many people say that North and South went to war over "states' rights," but this is an historically revisionist viewpoint expressed primarily by persons in the South who are enamored of a factually incorrect historical view of the Civil War. A review of the official secession documents (secession convention resolutions and secession ordinances) of the eleven states that seceded shows that nine of the eleven states named Northern interference with the institution of African slavery as the reason for secession. The Vice-President of the CSA, Alexander Stephens, in announcing the Confederacy gave protection of the racist institution of African slavery as the "cornerstone" upon which the Confederacy stood (Alexander Stephens -- "Cornerstone" speech.) He described African slavery as justified on moral, scientific, and racial grounds. The Southern states seceded solely to preserve the institution of African slavery. The US federal military entered the southern states to subdue the rebellion. The US and the CSA fought the Civil War over the southern institution of African slavery.
Which was a law that the federal government passed during the Federalist period that affected slavery?
The federal government banned the importation of slaves to the United States.
Did the southern and northern states of America feel the same about slavery?
no the southern states approved of slavery and the northern states dissapproved of slavery
How did the southern states use federalism to protect slavery?
It was the opposite of federalism. It was States' Rights, taking precedence over Federal Law.
Why did the southern states secede when they did?
the southern states didn't agree with the unions government when Ab Lincoln was elected president because he didn't like slavery
How might Abraham Lincolns victory in the election of 1860 lead to future problems?
Many people in the north wanted no part of slavery anywhere in the country. Southerners wanted slavery because they thought it helped production of crops etc. There are contrasting beliefs. Abraham Lincoln was from the North and a proponent of Federal rights and powers to limit slavery. The southern states wanted strong state powers and rights and weaker federal powers and rights. Slavery was a States Right issue and the federal government should not interfere. The northern states wanted the exact opposite, strong federal powers and rights and weaker state powers and rights. The right of the Federal government to abolish Slavery should trump any so-called States Rights. So the southern states voted to secede from or leave the United States also know as the Union. The US Civil War was thus started.
