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Why south wanted to free slaves?

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At the very end, they decided to put slaves in Confederate uniform and get them to fight for the South, but it was too late to make any difference.

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He wanted to?

free the slaves in the South


What was the primary goals of the civil war for the south?

they wanted to keep slavery in america whereas the north wanted slaves to be free and have equal rights. Abraham Lincoln was the president who wanted the slaves to be free


Who wanted to free slaves?

Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves.


Would slaves be set free if they fought in the Civil War?

Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.


Why was westward expansion such an important issue in the elction of 1844?

it was important because it would decide which states would belong to the "north" and the "south", which was important in deciding the fate of slaves. the north wanted slave free, while the south wanted slaves


What year did north and south disagree about slavery?

1860, June 16th. Abraham Lincoln wanted the black to be free, and so did the South not. When the Souht attacked Fort Sumter in the North, the war started. That was in 1861. Abraham wanted to free the slaves, but he even more wanted to keep USA together, instead of North against the South. He says: "If i could free all the slaves just to keep USA together i would do it. If i couldn't free all the slaves just to keep USA together, i would do it. And if i could free some, and not free some others, i would do it. Just fot the Union". (USA)


Who wanted slavery to continue?

The people of the southern America wanted the slavery to contending Abraham Lincoln won the civil war. the south agreed to free the slaves


Which statement is truePresident Lincoln wanted to free all slaves at the beginning of the war?

President Lincoln favored saving the Union over freeing the slaves.


What did the people in the south believe?

they wanted to have slaves


Did slaves accept that they were slaves?

they wanted to be free but they couldn't do any thing about it


Who wanted slaves during the civil war?

The South wanted slavery


What did freedom mean to slaves in the south?

it mean that they free from slaves