Prior to the attack on Ft. Sumter in 1861, many northerners were willing to allow the Southern states to secede. At that point, factions from both the north and south demanded military action and Lincoln called 75,000 volunteers into action.
Because they regarded the Union as sacred - also they didn't want to lose the cotton revenues.
Primarily to keep the Union together and not let the States split. The Union (or the North) beleived that the Southern States did not have the right to leave the Union. That point of law has been debated for a long time.
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
The Union victory meant that the southern states never actually left the Union, so they didn't need to be readmitted.
They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.
Because they regarded the Union as sacred - also they didn't want to lose the cotton revenues.
Primarily to keep the Union together and not let the States split. The Union (or the North) beleived that the Southern States did not have the right to leave the Union. That point of law has been debated for a long time.
The southern states were Confederate states. The northern states were part of the Union. :)
Demands for states rights were dangerous to the Union
The southern states formed a confederation and split from the union to show their discontent with the slave policies. They wanted to keep slaves and the northerners wanted the emancipation of slaves without compensation (which would result in a major loss for the economy of the south).
Demands for states rights were dangerous to the Union
The union and the south was confederate states
Demands for states' rights were dangerous to the union
The southern states threatened to leave the Union because of antislavery talks.
seceded from the union
The Union victory meant that the southern states never actually left the Union, so they didn't need to be readmitted.
Answer made assuming the above question means: Why did the Union not join the confederacy?The answer is somewhat simple: The union wished to abolish slavery. This caused multiple states start to take sides, and as you can see, the southern states joined the confederacy as they ran large plantations and needed the African slaves to run them. The northern states did not have many slaves due to a lack of need because their food supply/money was made mostly on family run farms.