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The southern cotton producing states were the most threatened by slavery. They would lose cheap labor if slavery was abolished.
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What made the Southerners fear that the North would abolish slavery?
The Southerners knew that the North or the Union wanted to abolish slavery. With the growing friction between the South and the North, they threatened to secede if a Republican became president, which happened when Aberham Lincoln became president. The Southerners feared that their rich southern way of life would end.
What kind of sentence can you use the word abolish?
The united states would like to abolish slavery.
Was it correct to abolish slavery?
Yes. Would you like to be a slave?
What were people opposed to slavery known as?
In the USA they were known as Abolishionists, those who would abolish the practice of slavery.
How do you use abolish in a simple sentence?
Abolish means to do away with. An example of a simple sentence would be: The Union states wanted to abolish slavery while the Confederate states favored slavery, thus, starting The Civil War.
What do you call someone who wants to abolish slavery?
Abolitionist. Tho today people would use anti-slavery.
What solution would Whitman have preferred to the debate over slavery in the US?
to abolish it
Who are the People who favored the ending of slavery?
They were known as Abolitionists- they wanted to abolish slavery. Although most slaves would also have favored ending slavery...
Why did southerners refuse to put Lincoln on the ballot?
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
Why did the south fear it would lose power in the federal government?
Because the federal government would abolish slavery.
What was the earliest attempts to abolish slavery?
One of the early attempts to abolish slavery was the raid at Harper's Ferry. John Brown led a Provisional Army of 19 men to raid the government's weapons supplies and suppliers. John Brown believed that the raid would awaken the people's view on slavery and help abolish it. You can google some more information on him and the raid.
Why did the union want to abolish slavery?
The Union wanted to abolish slavery because it was cruel to the slaves. Many of the slaves would die because the slave owners would work them all day in the draining heat(: Hope thatt helps!<3 p.s. Jesus loves you!<3
