The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
Northern workers opposed slavery; southern planters support it
The Abolitionist Movement!
California's application for statehood.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
Northern workers opposed slavery; southern planters support it
The Settlement, The Missouri Compromise, caused them, to argue over whether new states would permit slavery.
abolitionism
The Abolitionist Movement!
Personal liberty laws in the North were enacted to protect free African Americans from being captured and enslaved under the Fugitive Slave Act. This increased tension with the South, as slaveholders viewed these laws as a violation of their property rights and further fueled disputes over states' rights and the institution of slavery. The enforcement of these laws also highlighted the stark differences in views on slavery between the North and the South.
California's application for statehood.
Some northern states used personal liberty laws to nullify the figitive slave Act, written to help the south.