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many northerners opposed the fugitive slave act because it forced regular citizens to help capture runaway slaves whether they wanted to or not. most white southerners supported it because they considered the slaves to be property. :D

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How did radical white southerners oppose rights for african americans?

Radical white southerners did everything in their power to oppose rights for African Americans. Namely, the white southerners would African Americans to take tests and pay outrageous fees in order to vote.


Why did southerners oppose tariffs?

The southerners bought more foreign goods than the northerners did.


What did The Southern Manifesto encouraged white Southerners to?

The Southern Manifesto encouraged white Southerners to resist the integration of public schools and other institutions following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. It promoted the idea of states' rights and called for a coordinated effort to oppose federal intervention in the South's racial policies. The manifesto sought to galvanize support for segregationist policies and maintain the status quo of racial discrimination in the region.


What was the reaction to the fugitive act by people in the north?

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 sparked significant outrage in the North, as many viewed it as a violation of states' rights and personal liberties. Abolitionists and sympathetic citizens organized protests and helped enslaved individuals escape, while some Northern states passed "personal liberty laws" to counteract the federal law. The act intensified sectional tensions and contributed to the growing anti-slavery sentiment among Northerners, leading to increased support for the abolitionist movement. Overall, it galvanized many in the North to oppose slavery more fervently.


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Did the southerners favor or oppose the fugitive slave law?

In favor. They saw slaves as property and wanted their property back.


How did radical white southerners oppose rights for african americans?

Radical white southerners did everything in their power to oppose rights for African Americans. Namely, the white southerners would African Americans to take tests and pay outrageous fees in order to vote.


Why did the southerners oppose the tariffs?

the tariffs did not benfit trade in southern cities.


Why would the southerners oppose the education of African American?

you go look at it on the website


How did people oppose or support slavery?

oppose - mean support - needed it


Why did many Southerners oppose Hamilton's plan to settle state depts?

because they already did


What did southerners oppose that northern manufacturers demanded as protection against foreign goods?

Tarriff


Why would Southerners oppose the education of African-Americans?

you go look at it on the website


Why did the southerners oppose the tariff?

Because the southerners had built few factories and didn't benefit from the tariff. Southerners bought many British goods and the tariff drove up the price. The southerners complained that the tariff made northern manufacturers rich at the expense of the South.


Why were Alexander Hamilton's plans to tax American people oppose by many Southerners?

They did not want to bail the northerners out.


What is an antonym for oppose?

support


Which part of Hamilton's financial plan did Southerners most successfully oppose?

Southerners most successfully opposed Hamiltonâ??s attempts to accelerate the industrialization of the United States. In general, the Southerners in Congress did not much care for Hamiltonâ??s attempts to federalize the government.