The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
many northerners believed that southerners wanted to take territory from Mexico in order to extend slavery
many northerners believed that southerners wanted to take territory from Mexico in order to extend slavery
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
Pro-slavery means that you favor slavery, & want it to stay.
South wanted to keep slaves, north didn't want slavery to continue
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Many southerners believed that slavery was crucial to their economy and way of life. They defended it as a necessary institution and argued that it was supported by the Bible. Others saw it as a social hierarchy that was beneficial for both slaves and slaveholders.
Southerners sought to extend slavery, already established in Texas. Northerners feared that annexation of more slave territory would tip the uneasy balance in the Senate in favor of slave states-and prompt war with Mexico.