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The Southern states fought to expand slavery. Although only 1/4th of the southern whites owned slaves, the ones that did derived a lot of power from their labor and thus were the major political power in the south. The southern states' succession speeches are all consumed in the issue of slavery. Most don't even mention any other topic other than slavery and the ones that do only mention it in regards to slavery or the desire to spread slavery into U.S. territorial land.
The North, on the other hand, is more complicated. Although there were certainly full on abolitionist who full-heartedly believed in the abolishment of slavery, most Northern whites probably did not fight to end slavery at first. Many may not have really liked blacks and some thought that slavery "kept blacks in their place." However, the northern people saw the southern slave owners as wanting an aristocratic caste power structure that the southern slave owners perpetuated in the south. This didn't sit well with the average northerner and the fact that the southern slave owners refused to accept a president legally elected by a majority vote only served to support the notion that the South wanted an oligarchy ruled by a minority elite class rather than the democratic-republic of the "Union" where each [white] man was equal. The taking away of slaves from the Confederate states was more of a punishment of the southern social and political elites by taking away their source of power (the slaves) rather than a rejection of slavery because Union slave states like Kentucky were allowed to keep their slaves until the 13th and 14th amendments were passed.
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Who came from a slave-owning family in the South to fight slavery in the North?
Angelina Grimke
Who was against slavery north or south?
The answer is north. North is against slavery.
Why was the south against slavery?
Actually the NORTH was against slavery, and the SOUTH wanted slavery.
Did the north or the south have slavery?
Both had slavery, the south just had it for longer.
Why was there slavery in the north?
There was slavery in the north for the same reason there was slavery in the south, that is to work at labourous jobs.
Did the north fight for slavery?
the north did. the south had slavery, the north did not.
Who came from a slave owning family in the south to fight slavery in the north?
Angelina Grimké
Who came from a slave-owning family in the South to fight slavery in the North?
Angelina Grimke
How do the beliefs of the North compare to the beliefs of the South?
the north have slavery but the south did have slavery
What is the north-south conflict?
The North South conflict in the United States of America was over slavery. The South wanted slavery and the North wanted to abolish slavery.
What is north south conflict?
The North South conflict in the United States of America was over slavery. The South wanted slavery and the North wanted to abolish slavery.
Who was against slavery north or south?
The answer is north. North is against slavery.
What life was like in the south after slavery?
Great, but the south didnt fight for slavery
How did the north and the south differ in their ideas about extending slavery?
the north didnt want slavery but the south want slavery
Who fought against slavery during the civil war?
the north fought the south, and the north won north- against slavery south- slavery
Did the north want slavery?
No. North wanted to end slavery and south wanted slavery
Why did Americans fight a civil war?
Because the South wanted slavery and the North didn't so the South wanted to become a different country
