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Do you mean why did the South secede in 1860? (Because the newly-elected Lincoln would not allow any extension of slavery.)
Or do you mean why did the South concede that California could be admitted as free soil in 1850? (Because they agreed to a deal, where official slave-hunters could hunt down runaways under the Fugitive Slave Act.)
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∙ 13y ago
The South seceded in 1860-1861, not 1850. The main reason for secession was the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed to the expansion of slavery into the western territories. Southern states believed that their rights and economic interests would be threatened under a Republican administration, leading them to secede and form the Confederate States of America.
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How did Abraham Lincoln get unpopular?
He refused to let the South cecede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.
What were the opions of the north and south in 1850?
slavery was south and freedom was north
How many slaves were in the south in 1850?
a lot
What was the way of life in 1850 in the north and in the south?
the slavery and the south was one ver important difference between the north and south slavery
Who was the senator from South Carolina who opposed the Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun
What state was first to cecede from the union?
South Carolina
How did Abraham Lincoln get unpopular?
He refused to let the South cecede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.
What rhymes with proceeds?
Exceed. Cecede.
How would you describe the south in 1850?
What south. Please make your questions clear - in 1850 any person or country could regard south of where they are "the south".
Did the south have a strong voice in 1850?
The slave states had a control of Congress in 1850.
What were the opions of the north and south in 1850?
slavery was south and freedom was north
Where did the south get theirs goods for in 1850?
the north
How many slaves were in the south in 1850?
a lot
What is the Confederate Constitution?
It was a form of Government for the Conederate states of the Civil War and did not allow states to cecede.
When was Charles Frederick South born?
Charles Frederick South was born in 1850.
When was South Side Flats created?
South Side Flats was created in 1850.
South -politically weak in 1850's?
slavery
