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Cotton was America's biggest export. It needed slave labour to harvest the crop economically. So it was simply not feasible to abolish the institution.
Planters argued that the slaves were much better-off in America than they would have been in Africa.
As the debate heated-up through the 1850's, Southern leaders put pressure on church ministers to preach that slavery was a perfect God-given arrangement of man and master.
Robert E. Lee actually declared that slavery was an evil that the Almighty would eradicate when He saw fit.
What else can I help you with?
How did southerners defend the institution of slavery?
Sorry I do not know honestly .... Hehehe
How did the southerners feel about the future of slavery in the US?
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
How did northerners and southerners view slavery?
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
How did the southerners and northerners react to John Brown's raid?
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
What did southerners call slavery?
Correct
How did southerners defend the institution of slavery?
Sorry I do not know honestly .... Hehehe
Why did southerners who owed no slaves defend slavery?
It was part of the economy and culture of the south
What does proslavery mean?
Pro-slavery means that you favor slavery, & want it to stay.
How did the southerners feel about the future of slavery in the US?
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
How did northerners and southerners view slavery?
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
How did the southerners and northerners react to John Brown's raid?
Southerners were outraged at John Brown's attempt to steal weapons and ultimately free slaves, while northerners called him a hero and martyr. They believed that he died to for the cause of the abolition of slavery.
Why did southerners refuse to put Lincoln on the ballot?
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
What did southerners call slavery?
Correct
Did southerners and northerners agree on slavery?
no.
Who were the people that favored slavery?
The confederates (the southerners)
Where did Southerners want to extend slavery?
Mexico
How did southerners perceive the war?
A patriotic mission to defend the homeland and its way of life, inluding slavery, which had been declared sacred by church ministers - a perfect God-given arrangement of master and man.
