northern and southern
northern and southern
deeply divided the nation was over slavery
Really the nation wasn't all that divided over slavery at the time of the Articles. There might have been some people in the north who didn't approve of it, but overall slavery wasn't an issue back then. You really start to see slavery become an issue when we start to annex states and territories. the issue of weather we make them slave or free states depending on the Mason Dixon line is a cause of major controversy
slavery
Virginia
slavery
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
Republicans
Southern leaders believed that their way of life which included the institution of slavery was in danger from the free States of the United States. Their solution was to become an independent nation and avoid further conflicts over slavery with the Northern States.
the north and south became more divided over the issue of slavery
yes because today there are over a million american that were slaves and are in a slavery.
free soil party