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As the United States expanded westward, the South's political and economic leaders realized that in due time, more states most likely would be added to the US and soon the South would have less members of the US Congress than new states that would not be slave holding states. Although the US Supreme Court in 1857, assured the South via the Dred Scott case, that slavery was legal and constitutional, it realized that its political power in the US was being marginalized.With the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln, this added to the South's thinking that whatever Lincoln said to assure the South that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed, they did not trust him.
The President of the US, then and now wields a great amount of power. To avoid becoming a "victim" and to ensure its way of life, Southern leaders believed that secession was the way to avoid interference from the North.
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∙ 14y agoCertain of the southern states of the United States wanted to become self ruling to preserve the slave trade and the use of slaves in businesses such as farming. Many northern states, as well as Canada, vehemently opposed this wretched violation of human freedom and susequently set up avenues for slaves to escape the south. In any case, the northern states won the Civil War - now 145 years later, the battle is almost complete.
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∙ 8y agoSouthern slave holding states believed that their way of life, their economic system, and their representation in the US government was going to be marginalized as new states that did not become slave states would soon outnumber the slave holding Southern states. By seceding from the US and establishing a new independent nation, the Confederate States of America, their way of life would be preserved.
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∙ 14y agothey felt that their rights had been abused
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How were north and south different?
north was against slavery while south supported it, also South wanted to secede from the union and become there own country.
Is the Civil War a war for freedom?
It can be argued that it was a war for freedom. The South wanted freedom from the Union, and to become it's own country.
Why was there a civil war between the north and south?
The southern states wanted to get independence from the northern states and become their own country but Lincoln wanted to keep the nation together.
What did the southern states want to do when they decided to secede?
they wanted to become there own country.
What was the war between north and south America?
It was basicaly about slavery and how to resolve it , but the south still wanted their slaves. So the south went to war to become its own country (The Confederate States). In the end the U.S won and slavery was banned.
Why did the southern states with draw from the union?
Because Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery and the south wanted slavery, so the only way to do that was to leave the USA and become their own country.
What are the names of people in the south that wanted to withdraw from the union?
what were the south called if they wanted to withdraw from the Union
What did the flq hope to achieve?
They wanted Quebec to become its own country and for the prime minister to meet their demands!
Who were the patriot soldiers?
The patriots were the colonists who wanted to fight for America's independence. America hadn't become a country yet, and that's what the Patruot's were fighting for. To be independent from Britain and to be their own country. The patriots were the colonists who wanted to fight for America's independence. America hadn't become a country yet, and that's what the Patruot's were fighting for. To be independent from Britain and to be their own country.
Why did the british and Americans fight the war?
America disagreed with Britain's king and wanted to become their own country, so they fought for independence.
How did it become its own country?
It became its own country because i ruled it.
Can Texas become it's own country since the civil war?
After the Civil War, Texas was readmitted to the Union in 1870. It hasn't been its own country since then. Technically, it could now secede from the Union if it wanted to.
