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During the 1800s, large plantation owners in the South wanted slavery. They used slave labor to do the work that drove the economy, so they felt that without slavery, they would not be able to remain rich and prosperous.
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The Confederacy wanted to abolish slavery?
The Confederacy did not want to abolish slavery. In fact, they wanted to expand slavery into the new territories of the US.
Who was the president of the US who wanted to expand the US as well as slavery?
george washington
What did they call a person who wanted to end slavery completely in the US?
An abolitionist.
What was a person who wanted to end slavery completely in the US called?
abolitionist
What is an original of the US Constitution?
What the framers wanted when they wrote the constitution
What group of people wanted to ban slavery in every part of the US?
The Abolitionists.
Did the Union wanted slavery to happen?
No, the Union wanted to end slavery, that was the reason was for the Civil War. The Confederacy wanted slavery
Is the civial war more of the us history or Texas history?
The civil war is more US history because the whole country was at war. The northern states wanted slavery to end. The southern states wanted slavery to thrive.
Did the north want slavery?
No. North wanted to end slavery and south wanted slavery
How do ethic play a role in the US Constitution and in the Declaration of Independence?
Slaves were wanted by the south, but the north wanted slavery abolished.
What caused the civl war in the US?
The South wanted to leave the union because of slavery.
What were the rights the South fought for in the US Civil War?
The South wanted the right of slavery.
