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This question is hard to answer with just one viewpoint. In fact, in the early 1850's the idea of slavery was mixed among Northerners. For example, the clergy were sometimes in favor of slavery, as seen in "South Side view of Slavery" by Rev. Nehemiah Adams, but this was not always the case.
When Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published in 1852, many northerners were outraged by the atrocities slave families had to go through. She is said to have described her book as actual events and occurrences that she had witnessed and put together in a "mosaic," as an artist would do. Her book opened the eyes of many northerners and westerners who had never experienced such things.
With all this in mind, however, it cannot be said that all northerners and for that matter all southerners shared the same viewpoints. While the abolitionists, northerners who felt slavery was immoral, screamed louder than any other northerners, their ideas were not the only ones. Other northerners were afraid that such cheap labor would keep their prices uncompetitive in the market place.
Therefore, it can be said that both economic and moral reasons dictated the views of the northerners in the 1850's. For the most part, however, the north did not find a need to have slaves because their population had increased over time and the labor force was extensive. While the north saw an increase in population, the south remained nearly stagnate.
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What event determined the status of slavery in territories in the 1850s?
The event that determined the status of slavery during the 1850s was the Wilmot Proviso. It was also a major cause of the Civil War.
What was an underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s?
When America sought westward expansion in the 1850s, there were many issues that presented themselves. One major underlying source of tension was slavery and the strife between the North and the South.
When was the South was totally committed to a society based on cotton and slavery.?
1850s
Whose beating brooks further emotionalized the slavery issue in the 1850s?
Charles Sumner
What is true about the issue of slavery in the 1840s and 1850s?
It was the subject of many compromises, but it was never settled.
What event determined the status of slavery in territories in the 1850s?
The event that determined the status of slavery during the 1850s was the Wilmot Proviso. It was also a major cause of the Civil War.
During the 1840s and 1850s slavery was?
one of a number of important issues before Congress.
What was the most important. Political issue in the 1840s and 1850s?
The most important political issue in the United States during the 1840s and 1850s is the issue of slavery. During these years leading up to the Civil War abolitionists begin petitioning the government on slavery issues.
What was the most important political issue in the 1840s and the 1850s?
The most important political issue in the United States during the 1840s and 1850s is the issue of slavery. During these years leading up to the Civil War abolitionists begin petitioning the government on slavery issues.
What was important national issues in the 1840s and 1850s?
Immigration and slavery
Which of these weree important national issues in the 1840s and 1850s?
slavery and Immigration
What were important national issues in the 1840's and 1850s?
Immigration and Slavery. APEXimmigration and slavery
What was an underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s?
When America sought westward expansion in the 1850s, there were many issues that presented themselves. One major underlying source of tension was slavery and the strife between the North and the South.
What divided the North and the South in the 1850s?
# North # South # West
When was the South was totally committed to a society based on cotton and slavery.?
1850s
What issues led the split in the democratic party in the late 1850s?
Slavery
What was the political party originating in the 1850s that opposed slavery?
The Republican party.
