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How did northerners and southerners differ in their opposition to abolition?
The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that
Why did some northerners oppose abolition?
Because the North was gradually learning the idea of equal rights while the South was busy being extremely patriotic.
What where the northerners that were against slavery called?
Federalists
How did the southerners and northerners react to John Brown's raid?
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
How many states were against abolition of slavey in 1860?
Fifteen.
How did northerners and southerners differ in their opposition to abolition?
The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that
Why did some northerners oppose abolition?
Because the North was gradually learning the idea of equal rights while the South was busy being extremely patriotic.
What where the northerners that were against slavery called?
Federalists
How did the southerners and northerners react to John Brown's raid?
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
What did northerners demand as protection against cheaper foreign goods?
Northerners demanded tariffs be implemented as protection against cheaper foreign goods. A tariff is simply a tax on exports or imports.
What was Frederick Douglass' role in the abolition movement?
Douglass wrote essays in abolition newspapers and was an influential speaker against slavery.
Lincoln argued against the spread of slavery but he did not call for?
abolition
How many states were against abolition of slavey in 1860?
Fifteen.
What were some groups that were against slavery?
Puritans refused to hold enslaved people; Quakers and Mennonites condemned slavery
Why Northerners against annexing Texas?
They did not want another slave state.
What statement best describes the position of most Northerners toward slavery?
Most Northerners were opposed to slavery, viewing it as a moral injustice and advocating for its abolition. This opposition to slavery became a key factor in the growing tensions between the North and South that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
What is the campaign against alcohol consumption?
abolition
