answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The North used Slavery as a reason to try and gain back control of the the South when the South became unhappy with Taxes and laws being made.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How was slavery a divisive issue prior to the US Civil War?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Was there a plan to abolished slavery prior to the civil war?

Hi peeps


What happened prior to Rosa parks that was helped directly or indirectly?

slavery and the civil rights movement


Was the south or north anti slavery?

There were northern states which were slave states prior to the war. To say either was "anti-slavery" kinda dumbs down the issue.


What did the abolintionist try to end before the civil war?

The abolitionists attempted to end slavery prior to the American Civil War. Slavery in America would eventually be abolished with the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


What was the major controversy in us politics in the ten years prior to the civil war?

The North and South debate over slavery.


What were some issues the north and the south had prior to the civil war?

Slavery! The SOuthern States had the cotton industry that the North depended no.


What were pre civil war white people called that helped the blacks escape the south?

Abolitionists were people who fought against slavery, prior to the USA Civil War.


Was Harriet Beecher Stowe have anything to do with the movement prior to the civil war?

Yes, Harriet Beecher Stowe is known for her anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which had a significant impact on the abolitionist movement prior to the Civil War. Her book brought attention to the cruelty of slavery and helped galvanize public sentiment against it.


What was known as the confederacy?

The Confederacy was a group of southern states in the US which, prior to the Civil War, practiced slavery, and which attempted in the mid 19th century to secede from the US, but which were defeated in the resulting civil war (which also brought an end to the practice of legal slavery - some forms of illegal slavery still persist).


What was the best selling book in the US prior to the Civil War?

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by slavery abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe.


Why was slavery considered constitutional prior to the civil war and How was this changed?

Slavery was largely considered constitutional before the Civil War since it served as an important economical factor for many. Morals began to change for many - primarily in the North of the U.S, leading to the banning of slavery by Abraham Lincoln under the Emancipation Proclamation.


How did the US try to deal with disagreement over the slavery prior to the civil war?

Attempts were made to balance statehood between free and slave states.