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Why did the southern states see abolitionism as a threat to their way of life?
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∙ 7y ago
The South had more political power in Congress. The south had more political power in Congress.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agothe south's economy revolved around cotton and the way in which they produced so much directly related to the number of laborers (slaves) the plantation owners had and with the north attempting to abolish slavery would destroy this
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∙ 8y agoAs the slave population began to grow to awesome levels, Southern Demographics showed that of the eleven million people in the South, almost four million were slaves. No sane abolitionists believed that slavery could be abolished all at the same time. Chaos and social unrest would be the result. Moderates like Abraham Lincoln saw a gradual and compensated plan to ease slaves into freedom . Any other method would be too drastic based on the size of the slave population.Even so, Southerners, were not eager for any types of changes at all. They believed that whites were superior to Blacks and having them as free men and women was not "right". Slavery had been ingrained within their society. Changes, like freeing slaves, to them was an abomination.
In the North, however, freeing slaves what not an important social issue in that slaves did not make up a sizable percentage of their population.
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What divided the southern states from the northern states?
Mostly ideology and way of life.
Why did the southern state respond to the election of 1860 by seceding from the union?
Because not a single Southern state went for Lincoln and he represented a threat to their very nature of life.
What were the differences between life in the southern states and life in the northern states in the 1800's?
there are more things now
How was life in the Southern States between 1820-1860?
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What was the conflict in Abraham lincolns life?
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
What course of action did Southern states take in order to preserve their way of life?
The states seceded from the union.
What action did seven southern states take in order to protect their way of life?
The States seceded from the Union
Southern states in 1860 feared the power of a Republican president to apex?
attack the southern way of life and further limit slavery
Is pollutant threat to life?
Yes pollutance is a threat to life, It cause's death.
The southern states seceded to protect slavery or states rights?
Officially for the States Right but actually for States Right and to protect their way of life, which included also the slavery.
Why did the South believe abolitionism threatened their way of life?
Beyond the moral implications, slavery was a threat to northern jobs. While the work of abolitionists was for human rights, many northerners believed slavery took away jobs from white workers and threatened the political system by giving slave states more power than they deserved based on the number of enslaved people they had.
How did the south react to lincoln's election and why?
The South reacted to Lincoln's election with fear and anger. They believed that Lincoln's election would result in the abolition of slavery, which they saw as a threat to their way of life and economic stability. This perception led to several Southern states seceding from the Union and forming the Confederate States of America.
