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Answer made assuming the above question means: Why did the Union not join the confederacy?
The answer is somewhat simple: The union wished to abolish slavery. This caused multiple states start to take sides, and as you can see, the southern states joined the confederacy as they ran large plantations and needed the African slaves to run them. The northern states did not have many slaves due to a lack of need because their food supply/money was made mostly on family run farms.
What else can I help you with?
What was true about the underground railroad?
many northerners learned about slavery by personal contact with slaves.
How did the emancipation proclamation change the reasons for fighting?
It was supposed to turn the war into a crusade against slavery. Not many Northerners were impressed by this - as the mid-term elections showed. The Proclamation was issued chiefly to keep Britain and France from aiding the South, as it would make them look pro-slavery themselves.
How did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin infuriate people in the south?
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin moved many Northerners to protest against the horrors of slavery. The stirring moral indictment compelled many Northerners who might have been apathetic about the issue. With that said, Harriet Beecher Stowe blamed the North and the South for slavery.
What events made slavery an issue of public debate?
One reason that slavery became a public debate was Uncle Tom's Cabin, this novel exposed many Northerners to slavery for the first time ever. Also the invention of the cotton gin greatly increased the need for slave labor, so their was a boom in slavery in the South.
What was the reason for the north to go to war with the south other than slavery?
Resources. The north had many factories and supplys the south needed. Also know that Abe Lincoln said he would keep slavery if its what the people wanted.
What was true about the underground railroad?
many northerners learned about slavery by personal contact with slaves.
Many northerners would not report fugitive who were?
Many northerners would not report fugitives who were escaping slavery in the South because they opposed slavery and believed in helping individuals seeking freedom. Additionally, some northerners saw the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act as unjust and resisted cooperating with authorities seeking to return escaped slaves.
How did northerners react to the proclamation?
Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
How did the emancipation proclamation change the reasons for fighting?
It was supposed to turn the war into a crusade against slavery. Not many Northerners were impressed by this - as the mid-term elections showed. The Proclamation was issued chiefly to keep Britain and France from aiding the South, as it would make them look pro-slavery themselves.
How did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin infuriate people in the south?
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin moved many Northerners to protest against the horrors of slavery. The stirring moral indictment compelled many Northerners who might have been apathetic about the issue. With that said, Harriet Beecher Stowe blamed the North and the South for slavery.
How did the War with Mexico lead to conflict between the North and South?
many northerners believed that southerners wanted to take territory from Mexico in order to extend slavery
How did the war with Mexico lead to conflict between North and the South?
many northerners believed that southerners wanted to take territory from Mexico in order to extend slavery
Who fought to keep the underground railroad open?
Many many abolitionists, free black people from the north, many pastors and northerners living in the south
Why were white northerners supportive of slavery?
Because it was the mainstay of the cotton industry - America's biggest export. But Northerners were not keen to see any extension of slavery, because that would reduce the Northern majority in Congress, and their power to levy protective tarrifs on imported goods which the South needed most, having no industry of their own. Naturally there were many Northerners who were Abolitionists, but they were more vocal than numerous.
What statement best expresses the reaction of many northerners to the fugitive slave act of 1850?
Many northerners opposed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, viewing it as a violation of their principles and an affront to their beliefs in freedom and equality. They saw the law as an extension of the institution of slavery into free states, leading to increased tensions between the North and South on the issue of slavery.
How did the southerners expect northerners to react to the fugitive slave act how did the northerners actually react?
Southerners expected Northerners to comply with the Fugitive Slave Act by helping to capture and return escaped slaves. However, many Northerners reacted with resistance, forming anti-slavery groups to hide and protect fugitive slaves and refusing to cooperate with authorities trying to enforce the law. This led to increased tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
What do the Northerners mostly agreed?
Northerners mostly agreed on the importance of maintaining the Union and were largely opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories and states. They believed that slavery was morally wrong and detrimental to economic progress. This consensus contributed to the growing tensions that ultimately led to the Civil War. Additionally, many Northerners supported the idea of a more modern, industrial economy as opposed to the agrarian economy of the South.
