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What event preceded the Dred Scott Case make it clear that slavery was legal until 1865?
Slavery was an issue during the construction and ratification of the US Constitution in 1789. By not having the Constitution abolish slavery, the States were left to decide to the slavery issue.The Dred Scott case never was asked if slavery was legal, but its full blown decision on Black citizenship and other matters related to slavery was a sad victory for all those Americans who were against slavery.
Why did abolitionists urge Lincoln to make the war fight against slavery?
Abolitionists urged Lincoln to make the Civil War a fight against slavery because they believed that freeing enslaved people was not only a moral imperative but also crucial for strengthening the Union's cause. They argued that emancipation would undermine the Confederacy's economic foundation, weaken its resolve, and rally support from enslaved people and abolitionists alike. Additionally, framing the war as a struggle against slavery would align the Union's goals with the principles of liberty and equality, thereby enhancing its moral legitimacy. Ultimately, they saw emancipation as a path to true national unity and justice.
Was Abraham Lincoln on the confederate's side?
No. Abraham Lincoln was on the Union's side.
What is it called to let people decide about slavery themselves?
Allowing people to decide about slavery themselves is often referred to as popular sovereignty or self-determination. It is the concept of allowing individuals or a group to make decisions about their own governance and social policies.
Why did Lincoln put saving the Union ahead of ending slavery?
Because Lincon wanted to make sure that the union was strong before he did anything else.
What are helper's arguments against slavery in the south?
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Did the surrender of the Confederacy show the world the south dissaprove of slavery?
No. The surrender of the Confederacy showed that the Union army and navy could conquer the south. It showed that the Union forces could make the South abandon slavery. The South had no choice in the matter.
Why did Lincoln not act against slavery at the beginning of the civil war even though he considered it immoral?
It was because he did not want to upset the south and make them secede form the union or start a war. As we know this did not go as planed and the Civil War started (later) after this. He also did not want to make the border states angry when the war was going on, because they were protection for the union against the south. Lincoln said that he would not do anything about it now, but he did think that it should end. He was just trying to keep the union together.
Why is the civil war and Revolutionary War not one war for freedom?
The civil war wasn't a war for freedom because they already had their freedom. It's just the North was trying to abolish slavery and the south was trying to keep slavery and make one union into two, and make two governments for each side. And the Revolutionary war was a war for freedom. It was against anothr country that was holding the United States from breaking apart with the British. The Civil War was against themselves, so it was "a war against ourselves, not a war against somebody else, but ourselves."
On what date does Lincoln make his first public speech against slavery?
March 3rd 1837
Define Emancipation Proclamation?
A statement of wartime policy, declaring that slaves held in the Confederate states were liable to be freed by Union armies operating in those areas. It could not actually make decrees about the Southern states, because the Union had no authority over them at that time. It also did not ban slavery in the four slave-states that had remained loyal to the Union. Its principal aim was to present the war as a crusade against slavery, making it diplomatically impossible for the British to send aid to the Confederates.
What law let the states decide wether or not to allow slavery?
The law that let states decide whether or not to allow slavery was the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that any power not specifically delegated to the federal government is reserved to the states or the people. This allowed states to make their own decisions regarding the legality of slavery within their borders.
