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Many northerners saw John Brown as an abolitionist martyr, dying in a righteous cause. Most southerners saw him as a terrorist, using violent means to further his extreme agenda. The South geared up its militia training, as a result.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
John Browns intent was to start a revolt by slaves, with the slaves killing their masters. This outraged many Southerners, and widened the division between North and South.
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
around 28,000
Many northerners saw John Brown as an abolitionist martyr, dying in a righteous cause. Most southerners saw him as a terrorist, using violent means to further his extreme agenda. The South geared up its militia training, as a result.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
John Browns intent was to start a revolt by slaves, with the slaves killing their masters. This outraged many Southerners, and widened the division between North and South.
what did many white southerners do to try and stop the movement
Southerners bought many products from northeastern manufacturers
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
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around 28,000
Because the southerners had built few factories and didn't benefit from the tariff. Southerners bought many British goods and the tariff drove up the price. The southerners complained that the tariff made northern manufacturers rich at the expense of the South.
Many white Southerners opposed the new Reconstruction governments because they enforced the newly-bestowed rights of blacks. Many Southerners also felt that the governments were hostile and gouged h hmm d g v h
For many southerners, the states' rights issue revolved around the right to own slaves.