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Why did so many non-slaveholding Southerners supported secession?
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What southerner supported the north after the civil war?
James Longstreet. He supported the Union (and the Republicans), rather than the North. But many Southerners still viewed this as treachery.
How many southerners owned 20 or more slave?
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
How many southerners did not own slaves?
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
Who were scalawags and the carpetbaggers?
Scalawags were southerners who helped during Reconstruction and carpetbaggers were northerners who went south to help with Reconstruction. a helpful hint to remember which is which is to remember that scalawags and southerners both start with 's'.
How many southerners fought for the union?
around 28,000
Why did the non-slaveholding Southerners supported secession?
Many felt that the North was trying to impose it's will and values on the South.
Term used for people who opposed secession?
A term used for people who opposed secession of the states were called conservatives. The people that supported secession were called secessionists.
Why did many southerns feel that secession was necessary after Lincoln won the presidency in 1860?
because southerners thought Abraham Lincoln was going to remove slavery
Was support for the civil war unanimous among southerners?
No. Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware were slave-states that voted against secession. In Virginia, many senior respected citizens, including Robert E. Lee, disapproved of secession, but supported their state when it did vote to secede. Eastern Tennessee was always pro-Union, and in the second half of the war, Tennessee could almost be counted as a Union state.
What southerner supported the north after the civil war?
James Longstreet. He supported the Union (and the Republicans), rather than the North. But many Southerners still viewed this as treachery.
Many Southerners including white merchants and white small landowners supported the Republican Party's actions to?
take power from southern planters
Many Southerners, including white merchants and white small landowners, supported the Republican Party's actions to?
take power from southern planters
How many southerners owned 20 or more slave?
How many southerners owned 20 or more slaves
What did many white southerners do to try and stop the movements?
what did many white southerners do to try and stop the movement
What was the reason why southerners objected to high tariffs?
Southerners bought many products from northeastern manufacturers
The responsibility of saving the union rests on the north and not the south?
The question is not valid. The South never wanted to save the Union. It was trying to break away from it, and form a separate nation. It is true that many prominent Southerners were strongly against secession, but they all felt they should go with their States.
Why do you think many countries in north texas opposed secession?
Many counties in North Texas opposed secession because most of the residents were originally from states of the Upper South.
