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They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.

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Why did many northerners oppose to the civil war?

Didn't like the way Lincoln was running it. Some of these people were called copperheads.


Why did the northerners oppose the war?

They were afraid that the war would strengthen the US grip in slavery and ensure southern domination of the union.


Why did the northerners oppose the kansas-nebraska act?

Because it could have allowed some new slave-states in the West.


Did northerners favor or oppose expansion of slavery in the west?

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Did Abraham Lincoln oppose slavery for the same reasons as the northerners?

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What did the north have an economy based on before the civil war?

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Because the North was gradually learning the idea of equal rights while the South was busy being extremely patriotic.


Why did many notherners begin to oppose the civil war?

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.


How many northerners opposed going to war with the south in the civil war?

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Why did some Americans oppose the war?

They felt it simply wasn't their war to get into because the war was in Europe


Why were Alexander Hamilton's plans to tax American people oppose by many Southerners?

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