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Why were the northern factory owners against the spread of slavery?
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∙ 12y ago
On a personal point of view basis, Northern factory owners saw slavery as inhumane. However, for business purposes, they wanted to attract workers from the agricultural South to work in factories in the North.
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Why were factory owners against the formation of unions during the industrial revolution?
So they dont rebel
Why did southern plantation owners want slavery to spread?
If slavery spread then they would have a better chance of keeping slavery in the united states. They wanted to keep slavery in the south because they did not have to pay their workers like the factory workers in the North did. "Free" labor.
Who did the factory owners blame strikes on?
workers who were "Reds" or communists
What group most favored immigration to the united states between 1880 and 1910?
factory owners
Who benefits from slavery?
The slave owners.
Why did some northern factory owners oppose abolitionism?
They opposed it because they received cotton from the southern plantations for clothes so slavery was also a source of money for them.
Why did the southern slave owners fear the northern attitudes toward slavery?
The loss of slavery would threaten the southern economy
Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?
The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.
When the trade union movement began in Britain the strike was an illegal action taken against whom?
Factory owners by union workers
Why did northern workers oppose abolitionists prior to the civil war?
The Abolitionists were anti-slavery. The advocated for enslaved African Americans in the south. This upset the northern factory workers, because they were basically slaves themselves. They lived in factory communities(apartment blocks of sorts) worked 12-14hr shifts, and any money they made went towards buying food and paying for the apartments they had to live in. Essentially all the money that was made was payed right back to the factory owners. In other words Northern factory workers cried for help as much as southern slaves
Why were factory owners against the formation of unions during the industrial revolution?
So they dont rebel
Why was the balance of power in the US Senate one cause of the US Civil War?
At first, there were more slave states than free states, so pro-slavery senators controlled the senate. They could reject anti-slavery judges and cabinet members and stop legislation that was against slavery. As the northern population grew, and slavery ended in several northern states, eventually there were more anti-slavery senators. This meant that the slave owners were no longer in control of the government and was one cause of the war.
Why did southern plantation owners want slavery to spread?
If slavery spread then they would have a better chance of keeping slavery in the united states. They wanted to keep slavery in the south because they did not have to pay their workers like the factory workers in the North did. "Free" labor.
Were runaway slaves free once they reach the northern states?
Yes and no. Even though there was institutional slavery, but there was discrimination even in the north. Exslaves also had to be careful because under Fugitive laws they could be considered property and returned to the plantation owners.
How did factory owners react to unionization?
Factory owners reacted with violence
Why did congress pass the Tariff of 1816?
To protect American factory owners against competition from British manufacturers
Why did southern slave owners fear northern attitudes towards slavery?
The loss of slavery would threaten the Southern economy.
