They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.
Didn't like the way Lincoln was running it. Some of these people were called copperheads.
Northerners and southerners became more angry with each other.
Northerners who moved to the south for profit oppurtunities were called carpetbaggers.
traitors.
With mixed emotions
Didn't like the way Lincoln was running it. Some of these people were called copperheads.
They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.
Because it could have allowed some new slave-states in the West.
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
Yes.
Because the North was gradually learning the idea of equal rights while the South was busy being extremely patriotic.
Many Northerners began to oppose the Civil War as the conflict dragged on and the human and economic costs escalated. The high casualty rates and destruction led some to question the war's objectives and whether the fight was worth the sacrifices being made. Additionally, the growing anti-war sentiment was fueled by the perception that the war was increasingly about preserving the Union rather than abolishing slavery, leading some to call for negotiation and peace rather than continued conflict.
About 1/5 of all northerners
They felt it simply wasn't their war to get into because the war was in Europe
They did not want to bail the northerners out.