They didn't really care until Uncle Tom's Cabin can out, making much more people take action.
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
Which proclamation
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
They were as delighted as the Abolitionists were offended. It appeared to mean that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
Quite differently - and it drove the two sides even further apart, bringing war closer. The Supreme Court declared that slavery was protected by the Constitution (i.e. the sanctity of a man's property included slave property), so the Missouri Compromise was not valid. In other words, slavery could not be banned from any state of the Union. Naturally, this delighted the Southerners, who thought they could see a prospect of a coast-to-coast slave empire. The Abolitionists were greatly offended - even more so, as the Court had ruled that a black man could not be an American citizen. And even Northerners who had little interest in the slavery issue did not welcome the prospect of slavery on their doorstep.
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
That the Supreme Court decision was both unnecessary and invalid.
Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
Which proclamation
In 1846, slave Dred Scott sued his master, Irene Emerson, for the freedom of himself and his family. Tragically, the Supreme Court ruled that Scott was still a slave and that Africans in the United States could never be US citizens. While the South was alright with this decision, Northern Republicans were outraged. It only served to fuel the fire that eventually lead to emancipation.
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
they werent happy with it... many just went along with it, but a brave few decided to help the underground railroad
it depends on what century you are talking about and what kind of people you are talking about. southerners usually supported it. northerners could be a little hesitant
With extreme indignation at being treated like unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.
With extreme indignation at being treated like unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.
With extreme indignation at being treated like unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.