Other way round.
The South feared that slavery might be abolished, or at least that no new slave-states would be allowed, and that this would reduce their influence in Congress.
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
They fought with great courage to save the union and end slavery forever.
It was only after the South was brought back into the union that federal laws forbidding slavery became the law in the South.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lincoln's administration ended slavery in the United States and kept the federal union intact.
Webster and Jackson opposed nullification because they believed that it undermined the authority of the federal government and threatened the stability of the Union. They argued that only the federal courts, not individual states, had the authority to interpret and enforce the Constitution. They believed that nullification would lead to the disintegration of the Union and ultimately weaken the power of the federal government.
they wanted to preserve the union and end slavery.
They did not want Lincoln as their president because he wanted to end slavery.
Wisconsin is part of the Union, and slavery is prohibited under Federal Law and the US Constitution. It may also be prohibited under the Wisconsin Constitution as well.
Admitting California into the Union in 1850 gave raise over the debate over slavery. It was against Federal law of the confederacy to harbor slaves in free states.
Admitting California into the Union in 1850 gave raise over the debate over slavery. It was against Federal law of the confederacy to harbor slaves in free states.