0
Who argued that the only way to save the union was to protect slavery?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
John C. Calhoun
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many union states still practiced slavery?
There were four states of the Upper South - Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware - that remained loyal to the Union, and were allowed to continue practising slavery throughout the war. There was also the District of Columbia, where slavery was not outlawed till 1862, and then the new state of West Virginia, which joined the Union in 1863 and continued to practise slavery, though only on a small scale.
What was Abraham Lincoln's biggest objective in the Civil War?
President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve and restore the Union, which was his central sworn duty as President. Although he also wished very much to see the end of slavery, he only pursued that goal when it aligned with the one of restoring the Union.
Did north only wanted to go to war because of slavery?
Technically the Confederates started the war by attacking Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, and therefore the North had to repsond by declaring war. However, the only reason why President Lincoln wanted to go to war was to keep the Union together and regain the states that had already left the country. Slavery was a big factor why the Confederates left the Union, but it wasn't the only reason. And Lincoln did not make it a goal of the North to to free all slaves until later in the war in his Emancipation Proclamation.
What was john bell's veiw on slavery?
Although a large slaveholder, Bell opposed efforts to expand slavery to the U.S. territories. He vigorously opposed Pres. James Knox Polk's Mexican War policy and voted against the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska bill (1854), and the attempt to admit Kansas as a slave state. Bell's temperate support of slavery combined with his vigorous defense of the Union brought him the presidential nomination on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860, but he carried only Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. :P
What did they fight for in the American Civil War?
Initially, the Union fought to retain the Confederate states, which wished to secede. The abolition of slavery was only a secondary concern. During the later years of the war it became a more apparent objective. This was not so much for humanitarian reasons, but because the abolition of slavery would disrupt the economy of the South and lead to its capitulation. The abolition of slavery would also invalidate the South's main reason for fighting the war--slavery was a key aspect of the Southern economy and class system at that time, and the slaveowning planters were concerned with Abraham Lincoln's rise to the presidency that they were not adequately represented in the Union as it existed. Outright abolitionists, especially in New England, were a significant minority but by no means a dominant force.
Who was a British philosopher who argued that governments only purpose was to protect man's natural rights?
John Locke
How did Abraham Lincoln help ensure that states supported the union?
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
How did Abraham Lincoln ensure that border states supported the union?
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
How did Abraham Lincoln help ensure that border states support the union?
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
What effects did the emancipation proclamation have on slavery?
that it only freed the slaves states that belonged to the Union/ North
Did slavery or the expansion of slavery cause the greatest sectional tensions between the north and south through the 1850s?
Expansion. It was the new Western territories that were being argued over - would they be slave or free? Secondary was the abolition movement - a much-respected and highly vocal group but not very numerous. The North did not leap into uniform to fight slavery. It was to save the Union (meaning the cotton revenues). Only later did Lincoln declare it to be a war on slavery, and that was for tactical reasons. Like most Northerners, he had not been passionately anti-slavery.
Why did slavery not get stopped until after the civil war?
It was only after the South was brought back into the union that federal laws forbidding slavery became the law in the South.
Did massachucestts recognize slavery as a legal institution?
Yes, Massachusetts recognized slavery as a legal institution until the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in 1783, in the case of Brom and Bett v. Ashley, that slavery was inconsistent with the state's constitution and was therefore abolished. This decision effectively ended slavery in the state.
British philosopher who argued that governments only purpose was to protect mans natural rights?
john Locke
How many union states still practiced slavery?
There were four states of the Upper South - Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware - that remained loyal to the Union, and were allowed to continue practising slavery throughout the war. There was also the District of Columbia, where slavery was not outlawed till 1862, and then the new state of West Virginia, which joined the Union in 1863 and continued to practise slavery, though only on a small scale.
What best defines the Freeport Doctrine?
The Freeport Doctrine was Stephen Douglas's answer to Lincoln's question, in which he explained that slavery could only exist where there was a slave code. If a state did not pass the necessary laws to protect slavery, then they could not have slavery exist there. He argued that a territory had the right to exclude slavery, despite the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case.
Was slavery the only cause of the American Civil War?
No, many southerners believed that they had a right to break away from the union.
