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Which best describes Northern views toward slavery in the 1840s?
Most wanted the south to continue to have slavery. Most were opposed to abolition. Most did not want it to spread at all.
Why were southern states against the abolition of slavery?
Because they were the cotton-growers, whose plantations depended on slave labour.
What was the movement to abolish slavery called?
The correct answer is Abolition
What were two southern colonies initially opposed to slavery?
The colonies of Georgia and North Carolina initially opposed slavery. However once plantations begin being built there was a need for cheap labor and slavery was accepted.
Why did northern workers oppose abolition of slavery?
I don't know whether they formally opposed Abolition. But it is true that most Northerners were not greatly offended by the institution of slavery, and they certainly didn't leap into uniform to free Southern slaves. Even the Emancipation Proclamation did not convert many to the Abolitionist cause. Slavery was killed by the war itself - from when Lincoln ordered the troops to rob the enemy of his property, including slaves. Unless the Confederates were to win the war, these (ex) slaves could never be returned to their (ex) owners.
What is an antiabolitionist?
An antiabolitionist is a person who opposed the abolition of slavery.
Those who opposed slavery were referred to as?
The group of people during the Civil War that were opposed to slavery were referred to as abolitionists. One of the most famous abolitionists was Benjamin Franklin, who was a leading member of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, one of the first formal organizations for abolition in the United States.
When were the Quakers campaigning for the abolition of slavery?
Though the Quakers were thought to have opposed slavery from the very beginning however they didn't really stand out much until the 1700s which is a well known time to which they began to campaign for the abolition of slavery.
What was not an advocate for the abolition of slavery?
One example of someone who was not an advocate for the abolition of slavery was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was a prominent southern politician who vehemently defended slavery and argued for its preservation. He believed that slavery was a positive good and essential for the southern economy and way of life.
Why were slaved owners opposed to abolition?
Slaves were being used for agriculture and owners liked slavery labor.
Gag rule?
1835 law passed by Southern congress which made it illegal to talk of abolition or anti-slavery arguments in Congress
What is an antie?
An anti is a person who opposed the abolition of slavery.
What-Presidential candidate completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories?
Abraham Lincoln completely opposed the spread of slavery to western territories.
Who opposed the extension of slavery?
Abraham Lincoln. That was why the Southern states rebelled.
Which best describes Northern views toward slavery in the 1840s?
Most wanted the south to continue to have slavery. Most were opposed to abolition. Most did not want it to spread at all.
Why were southern states against the abolition of slavery?
Because they were the cotton-growers, whose plantations depended on slave labour.
Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the emancipation of slaves or the abolition of slavery in a few southern states?
emancipation
