Because slave-labour was the mainstay of the Southern economy, in which they gained their livelihood.
In the war, the poor white trash were not actually fighting for slavery, any more than most Union soldiers were fighting against it.
The average Confederate soldier was wanting to defend his homeland, and was also the sort of person who would be looking forward to a darned good fight.
slaves were farmers.
Slavery in the southern states was supported by plantation owners who made their money off of crops. They believed that slaves were necessary to keep the southern economy going, so slaveholders were not willing to let their slaves go.
The northern states began working to end slavery, but the southern states needed slaves because they thought their economy would suffer without them.
Yes there were slaves Yes there were slaves
The Southern colonies were the ones with the big plantations, where they needed lots of people to work the fields. And slaves were the cheapest labor force available. New York and New Jersey didn't have as much large-scale farming, so not as much use for slaves.
slaves were farmers.
The Southern states wanted to keep their slaves, and they were worried that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, so many of the southern states left the union to try and keep their slaves.
Southerners were mostly farmers at the time, and slaves worked for free, leaving the farmers with a leisurely life, acting only as a martinet.
People supported slavery because they needed more workers. They didnt have to pay them so the southern states had many many slaves.
Most southern farmers owned no slaves
slaves
cause slaves are good
the Southern planters thought that slavery shouldn't be ended for they needed the slaves for their crops
Non-slave owners in the South were typically small farmers or laborers who did not have the wealth or resources to own slaves. They often faced economic challenges and social disadvantages compared to slave-owning families. They could also feel pressure to support the institution of slavery due to its prominence in Southern society.
Slaves and farmers
Southern planters believed that if slaves learned to read, it would weaken the system of slavery.
He owned slaves. That's pro slavery in my book...union or not.