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Why would southerners support a pro-slavery government if they did not believe in slavery?
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Because slavery was the mainstay of the cotton industry.
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What did southerners do after arguing for the continuation of slavery in 1830?
Southern people argued for the continuation of slavery in 1830. After it was denied by the government, they started to petition for their states to secede from the Union.
How did Kansas elect a proslavery legislature even though most settlers were opposed to slavery?
This happened because proslavery Missourians crossed over into Kansas to vote illegally
Which minister who wrote about slavery would southerners dislike?
albert barnes
What minister who wrote about slavery would Southerners most dislike?
Albert Barnes
Why were the southerners opposed to the Wilmot Proviso?
The proviso would limit the spread of slavery- NoVaNeT :]
What does proslavery mean?
Pro-slavery means that you favor slavery, & want it to stay.
Proslavery southerners often declared slavery to be a in order to maintain white living standards and to avert racial violence?
necessary evil
What did Southerners believe they were fighting for?
Southerners believed they were fighting for 1. Slavery 2. their rural way of life
What does antislavery mean?
AntislaveryAntislavery means against slavery.
Why did many southerners move toTexas?
The Mexican government offered them land and they could have slavery.
How did the controversy over slavery become violent?
With the slavery issue based on popular sovereignty, the territories would become slave or free depending on which side had more votes. Both antislavery Northerners and proslavery Southerners scrambled to settle Kansas. One fierce slavery opponent, John Brown, killed five proslavery people in a raid and started a small civil war that killed some 200 people from both sides.
How did the southerners feel about the future of slavery in the US?
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
Southern proslavery arguments did NOT include the belief that slavery was?
Southern proslavery arguments did not include the belief that slavery was mandated by the Constitution of the United States. Slavery had been a contentious issue between the North and South since the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
How did northerners and southerners view slavery?
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
What did southerners do after arguing for the continuation of slavery in 1830?
Southern people argued for the continuation of slavery in 1830. After it was denied by the government, they started to petition for their states to secede from the Union.
What changes in the political parties took place in the 1850 and 1840?
The slavery issue changed political parties. The Whig Party collapsed, divided between anti slavery Northerners and proslavery Southerners. With this split, a Democrat won the 1852 campaign for president. Some Whigs joined the new American party.
What did Lincolns elections lead Southerners to believe?
Many southerners believe that the the south no longer had a voice in national government. Also that the President and Congress were now set against their interests, especially slavery. Even before the election, South Carolina's governor had written to other southern governors. If Lincoln won, he wrote, it would be their duty to leave the Union.
