They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.
they opposed it
no ooooooofff!!!!!!!!!
About 1/5 of all northerners
The Union
carpetbaggers
Didn't like the way Lincoln was running it. Some of these people were called copperheads.
they opposed it
no ooooooofff!!!!!!!!!
The north had an economy based on Manufacturing this made northerners oppose slavery because slaves could have taken their jobs
About 1/5 of all northerners
They did not want to bail the northerners out.
my mom
Because it could have allowed some new slave-states in the West.
northerners who opposed the war . !
Northerners opposed Missouri's entrance as a slave state because slave states would have more senators in Congress than the free states would. It would give the South a bigger voting presence in Congress. This issue was the basic cause of the Civil War.
They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.
Northerners who opposed the Civil War.