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What divided the northern free states from southern slave states?
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The Mason &-Dickson line
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What were some of the regional differences that divided the northern and southern states after independence?
They were having disagreements on slavery. The North (Union) was against slavery and were the free states. The South (Confederate) was for slavery and were slave states.
Where did the emancipation proclomation happen?
It applied to the Southern states (over which Lincoln had no authority) and not to the Northern slave states of Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland.
How did the northern and southern states view on slavery differ?
By 1861, it is clear that most people in the Northern non slave US States believe that slavery is immoral. By the same year many not most, of the people in the Southern States believe that slavery is not immoral.
Why did the northern states not want to count slaves?
The northern states didn't have slavery as the southern states did, and they were smaller. They were afraid that if slaves were counted as part of the population that would give the southern states an advantage when they were represented in Congress. In 1790 35% of the population in VA was slave, so that can make a difference in the balance of power between states.
What southern slave states never seceded during the US Civil War?
The eleven "Southern" states that seceded from the Union were all "slave" states. The slave holding states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were termed to be "border" states and geographically, none of them can be describes as "Southern" states, especially Delaware.
How are northern and southern different?
The North were free states and the South were slave states.
What were some of the regional differences that divided the northern and southern states after independence?
They were having disagreements on slavery. The North (Union) was against slavery and were the free states. The South (Confederate) was for slavery and were slave states.
What did the slave trade compromise do for the southern and northern states?
agreeing not to end the slave trade for at least 20 years
What did the northern and southern economies have in common in the 1800s?
The Northern wanted to be a new and free state with no slave labor. On the other hand the southern wanted the new states to be slaved states.
What did the northern states gain by agreeing to postpone a vote on ending the slave trade?
The northern states sacrifice to postpone a vote on ending the slave trade gained the southern states to aggree on the three-fiths compromise.
Why has racial tension been more prevalent in the southern states of the US?
This is due to the significant history of slave ownership in the southern states, that was not part of the culture of the northern states.
Why were the northern states angry with the southern states?
Because the southern states wished to secede on the grounds that they were fed up being pushed around by the highly populated, urbanised northern states. Slave issues. And different views on politics
Who drew the color line between blacks and whites in the south?
That was drawn because the southern states were slave states and the northern states were not.
Definition of land ordinance of 1785?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was used to separate the slave states or "southern states from the non-slave states or "northern states." Hope this helped. From your friend.... Raven Xerxes.
Where did the emancipation proclomation happen?
It applied to the Southern states (over which Lincoln had no authority) and not to the Northern slave states of Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland.
What did the northern states do that upset the southern states?
Made it difficult to create new slave-states, so the South always got outvoted in Congress.
How did the northern and southern states view on slavery differ?
By 1861, it is clear that most people in the Northern non slave US States believe that slavery is immoral. By the same year many not most, of the people in the Southern States believe that slavery is not immoral.
