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Some think that Much of the revenue (what we would today call "gross domestic product") of the United States at the time came from the export of agricultural goods produced in the Confederate states. Political and philosophical concerns aside, the Union simply could not afford to let its most economically productive states go.
Not entirely true-the north was producing textiles and steel along with most of the "real goods" that were made from raw material in the states. they managed to bankrupt and beat the south because even though the south had the manpower they did not have the mills, foodstuffs, raw materials including even ammo for their guns much less the guns themselves. Southern soldiers were very literally starving and without shoes long before the war was over. And so were a good part of the people, so that when sherman burned and pillaged in his march to the sea it was the breaking point because they had nothing after that to fight with. Southern strategists gambled and lost because they thought they would break the north with early victories. Yes the south had some economic clout but they were terrified that they would have to compete with everyone on a level playing field as far as their agricultural economy fueled by slave power being subverted and being made to actually pay hired help. They lost all the way around because Britain started to grow cotton in Egypt and realised they didnt need the south.
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What event led South Carolina's leaders to secede from the Union?
The election of Lincoln in 1860. He would not allow any new slave-states, so the South knew they would always be outvoted in Congress.
What was Lincoln's initial stance when the south began to secede?
Lincoln's initial stance when the South began to secede was to not fire on Fort Sumter. He was trying to stay out of it and allow the upper south to convince the lower south to not secede.
Why did the southern states began seceding from the Union?
The immediate trigger was the election of Lincoln as the first president from the newly-formed Republican party, which favoured tariffs on imported goods (which the South needed most), and did not want to allow any more slave-states.
Why was Lincoln's election the reason some southern states chose secede from the union?
Because Lincoln had refused to allow any extension of slavery into the new Western states. So the South was doomed to be outvoted in Congress every time.
What was the immediate reason for the secession of the southern states?
The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860. The South knew that he would never allow any new slave-states. So the South would always be out-voted in Congress.
What event led South Carolina's leaders to secede from the Union?
The election of Lincoln in 1860. He would not allow any new slave-states, so the South knew they would always be outvoted in Congress.
Did president Lincoln allow negroes on his army?
yes
Why didnt Lincoln simply allow the south to separate in peace?
Because the North didn't want to lose the cotton revenues - over half the export trade of the USA.
Why did President Lincoln allow blacks in his army?
because he wanted them to be free
Did Abraham Lincoln election to president lead to the seceesion of South Carolina from the union?
Yes. They knew he would not allow any new slave-states. So the South would always be out-voted in Congress.
Did the Gettysburg Address allow President Lincoln to easily defeat George McClellan?
no
Why did the south states secede when Abraham Lincoln was elected president?
Because he would not allow any new slave-states, so the South was doomed to be outvoted in Congress, which would tend to pass laws favourable to the North.
Who lobbied former President Lincoln to allow African Americans to participate in the war?
Frederick Douglas, among others, lobbied President Lincoln to form regiments of African Americans. (Lincoln died in office. He never became a "former president.")
What was one reason the election of Abraham Lincoln as the US president further divided the North and the South?
Although before and after his election, Abraham Lincoln wanted no armed conflicts or a civil war between the North and the South. He tried his best to assure the South he would allow them slavery if they wished. based on the membership of the Republican Party, a party that was created to abolish slavery, the South believed that a Republican US president was going to harm their way of life.
Why did the southern states seceede when Lincoln was elected president?
Because the Republicans would not allow the creation of any new slave-states. So the South would always be outvoted in Congress.
Who was the Republican responsible for the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln, first President of the newly-formed Republican Party. His refusal to allow any new slave-states drove the South to rebellion.
Did the US ever allow slavery?
yes, but thenin 1862 president abraham lincoln banished it
