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Before the war, most Northerners did not feel strongly about slavery. They generally agreed with Lincoln that it was acceptable in its traditional heartlands, but should not be allowed to extend into the new Westerm states.
There had always been a powerful Abolitionist lobby in New England, but they were not very numerous. The publication of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' did attract many new converts to the cause of Abolitionism, but they were nowhere near a majority. When the war started, the Northern mission was to reunite the states, not to end slavery.
As the war progressed - or failed to - Lincoln began to allow his troops to 'confiscate' (his word) any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns - plainly classifying those slaves as property, not citizens.
Foreign policy then took a hand. Lincoln was seriously worried at the prospect of Britain and France granting recognition to the Confederacy. So he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, turning the war into an official crusade against slavery, so that free nations abroad could no longer aid the South without looking pro-slavery themselves.
Tactically, this had the desired effect, but it did not do much to change Northern sentiment about slavery, and although the Union armies gradually came to accept freed slaves into their ranks, the average Northerner never became a heartfelt Abolitionist.
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How did most people in the north feel about slavery?
Most people in the north of American were against slavery.
Who was against slavery north or south?
The answer is north. North is against slavery.
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.
By what year had most of the north outlawed slavery?
The North never had slavery.
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 most people in the north feel about slavery?
Most people in the north of American were against slavery.
How did the north feel about the legality of slavery?
bad
How does the north feel about slavery?
The North generally opposed slavery due to beliefs in equality and human rights, leading to the abolitionist movement and eventual Civil War fought primarily over the issue of slavery. The North viewed slavery as morally wrong and incompatible with the principles of freedom and democracy.
Did the north want slavery?
No. North wanted to end slavery and south wanted slavery
Did the north fight for slavery?
the north did. the south had slavery, the north did not.
How did people in the north feel about slavery in the 1860's?
they didnt agee that its was a good thing and abloished it in the norte
Who was against slavery north or south?
The answer is north. North is against slavery.
What did the north feel about slavery?
Harriet Tubman freed mo than 300 slaves and she held a gun before
How did she feel about slavery?
About how they feel
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.
How did the North feel about the Fugitive Slave Laws?
North dislike The Fugitive Slave Law, because that did not support slavery, and therefore did not want to send escaped slaves back to the south. North brought the slavery issue to their own doorstep , and gave the runawys a heroic victim status.
By what year had most of the north outlawed slavery?
The North never had slavery.
