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Why might southerners be upset if California were admitted as a free state than Northerners might be if it were admitted as a slave state?
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California is huge and the South wanted California to be part of the Confederacy.
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∙ 8y agoTo identify California as a free or slave state would mean that the careful balance between the states would tip the power to one side or the other.
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When California entered the union in 1850 was it a slave free state?
A free state. If it could have been admitted to the Union as two states - North California and South California - it might have been possible to avert the civil war.
What was the main reason Southerners did not want to use African-Americans as soldiers?
They thought they might turn on them.
What was the result of the popularity of the Populist Party among blacks in the South?
Southerners realized that blacks were a potent political force and that they would have to share power politically. It heightened fears of Southerners that blacks might gain political power.
How did southerners react to john brown's raid on harpers ferry?
At the time slaves out numbered whites from state to state in most county strongholds anywhere from 10-50 to 1 (maybe even more with the labor required for these huge Plantations); there was also the knowledge of the brutal Haitian revolts, not to mention the mostly rural and isolated existence endured by slavers. It must have been quite frightful for them. One should not characterized the southerners response as anger, but rather fear, i.e., that others might copy Brown's tactics.
What were some major issues during the Reconstruction of the US?
One of the obvious ones, and this one lasted a long time, maybe even today is the Southerners gaining a hatred of the Northerners. Union troops occupying the south, pissed many people off Loss of slaves, production somewhat plummeted, due to Southerners needing to pay workers now. Freed slaves moving to the North hoping to find better employment, this posed problems for the northerners, who felt threatened by the influx of freed slaves, and felt that they might lose their jobs to the freed slaves. There are others, but I'm not American, so I can't tell you intimate details.
What do northerners fear southerners slave owners might do?
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What did the northerners fear southerners slave owners might do?
Northerners feared that Southern slave owners might expand slavery into new territories and states, potentially increasing the political power of slave states and threatening the balance of power between free and slave states in the United States. They also feared that the economic interests of Southern slave owners would dominate national policies, leading to the spread of slavery in the country.
What did northerners fear southerners slave owners might do?
Use slave labor to take over Northern industries...jrc
When California entered the union in 1850 was it a slave free state?
A free state. If it could have been admitted to the Union as two states - North California and South California - it might have been possible to avert the civil war.
What is another word for admitted?
Another word for admitted is acknowledged or accepted.
Why couldn't California be admitted to the US under the terms of The Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise only related to the territories acquired from France under the Louisiana Purchase. California was acquired much later, from Mexico. A few years later, it was proposed that the line of the Missouri Compromise should extend all the way to the Pacific. But if California had to remain as a single state, it was simply too big to fit the system. (If it had been admitted as two states - North and South California - war might have been avoided.)
Was the Missouri compermise the permanent solution on the issue of slavery?
It managed to keep the peace for thirty years, until the annexing of the vast new territories from Mexico. The terms of the Compromise did not apply to these territories. It might have been better if they had. California would then have been admitted to the Union as two states, North California (free soil) and South California (slave-state), and war might have been avoided.
What did the fugitive slave act have effect on northerners?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required Northerners to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves, leading to increased tensions between supporters and opponents of slavery in the North. Many Northerners opposed the law and some cities and states passed "personal liberty laws" to protect fugitive slaves. The act fueled abolitionist sentiment in the North and contributed to the growing divide between Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery.
How might civil war soldiers felt marching off to war?
At the beginning of the Civil War, young men from both the north and the south were very enthusiastic about fighting in the war. Northerners wanted to thrash the rebels and bring the southern states back into the Union, southerners wanted to destroy the Union army and force them to acknowledge the Confederacy as an independent nation.
What was the main reason southerners did not want to use African American soldiers?
They thought they might turn on them.
What was the main reason Southerners did not want to use African-Americans as soldiers?
They thought they might turn on them.
How might have Lucy been treaded if she was in southern colonies?
Lucy would have let the Southerners walk all over her.
