Yes. That was what the war was about. Preceding the war, southerners had slaves and the northerners didn't think it was right. Therefore, the Civil War happened.
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few or no enslaved people at all
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most white southerners were non-slaveholding family farmers
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few or no enslaved people at all
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Mainly for cotton farming from the help of the cotton gin.
Most southerners weren't for the war, they just wanted freedom from the North and the ability to own slaves. Less than 5% of the people in the South owned even a single slave. The South was agricultural and exports of agricultural products were taxed. The North was industrialized and the import of finished products was taxed. Before the Civil War 85% of the national budget was collected in the southern states.
no most of the southerners did not believe secession was illegal
Most factories were located in the North East before the Civil War.
They felt slave labor was crucial to keep the economy going strong.
most white southerners were non-slaveholding family farmers
It was a factor, but not a sole cause. Most Southerners were not slave owners, and had zero interest in fighting for the sake of slave owners.
there are many different answers to this question. most would argue that it is the problem with slavery at the time. true southerners would say it had more to do with rights of independent states. most southerners were so poor they could not afford slaves. after a while, states started seceding from the union, and opened fire on fort sumter, thus starting the civil war
where did most southerners live in the mid- 1850's ? cities and plantations
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