How did Northerners react to secession?

Answer 1

The attitudes toward secession varied greatly between northern and southern states. The north was attempting to keep the country unified, while the south continued to threaten with its ideas of secession, wanting to be a separate nation.

Answer 2

It needs to be understood, that in 1860, people had quite different ideas about government. With that said, many people in the North were uncertain about how to react to secession. Many of them believed that the South was doing the Union a favor by leaving it and thus disposing of the slavery issue. Many business leaders were concerned in that the South supplied much needed cotton supplies from the South. An independent South might cause cotton prices to rise.

Unionists such as Abraham Lincoln believed that the US must remain a united nation and continue with its progress to building a more perfect Union.

Answer 3

The Northerners believed that it was unconstitutional and the Southerners believed that it was better for there way of life

Answer 4

The South wanted more newslave-states, for fear of being outvoted in Congress - which was increasingly reluctant to allow new slave-states.