Because the southern states were economies based on slavery and many in the northern states felt that slavery was wrong.
Northern viewsA vocal minority of northern were abolitionists or people who wanted to end slavery.Southern viewsMany wanted to keep slavery no matter how bad the slaves felt about it .
They felt it was the states right.
Slavery was the main issue- they wanted to keep slaves and the Southern way of life. It became obvious that the United States mighteventually outlaw slavery by a Constitutional amendment. They also hated the tariffs which had been established to protect Northern industries.The Southern States in the United States believed they had good reasons for seceding from the Union. They were convinced that slavery would fail to be extended into the new American Territories and that there would be attempts to abolish slavery. Southern leaders predicted that their slave States would become outnumbered in the US Congress, and anti slavery movements in the North would ultimately damage their economy and way of life. They felt even worse when the Republican, Abraham Lincoln was elected US President. Although Lincoln assured the South that he had no intentions of, or even had the power to damage slavery, his party, the Republicans, were an anti slavery party.Tariffs imposed by the Federal government was also an economic problem for the South.
The attitude towards slavery in the Southern colonies was that slavery was good and necessary. Slave owners felt that slaves were treated better than free laborers.
Because the southern states were economies based on slavery and many in the northern states felt that slavery was wrong.
Northern viewsA vocal minority of northern were abolitionists or people who wanted to end slavery.Southern viewsMany wanted to keep slavery no matter how bad the slaves felt about it .
They felt it was the states right.
They felt it was the states right.
- the worry that the government would abolish slavery. The major event was President Lincolns election. The Southern States believed that once Lincoln was in office, he would end slavery for good.
Three reasons The Civil War occurred was: 1. Slavery, The south wanted slaves but the north didn't 2.President Lincoln won the presidential election and the southern states seceded 3.Rights, the southern states wanted the state government to be stronger then the Federal Government and the north felt the opposite
That slavery blocked opportunities for poor white men.
The southern states were very powerful in congress and slavery was still not seen as something that was wrong. The slave states felt they needed slaves for the economy and to keep growing the cotton, tobacco and rice..
they felt worrid about the southern states
Slavery was the main issue- they wanted to keep slaves and the Southern way of life. It became obvious that the United States mighteventually outlaw slavery by a Constitutional amendment. They also hated the tariffs which had been established to protect Northern industries.The Southern States in the United States believed they had good reasons for seceding from the Union. They were convinced that slavery would fail to be extended into the new American Territories and that there would be attempts to abolish slavery. Southern leaders predicted that their slave States would become outnumbered in the US Congress, and anti slavery movements in the North would ultimately damage their economy and way of life. They felt even worse when the Republican, Abraham Lincoln was elected US President. Although Lincoln assured the South that he had no intentions of, or even had the power to damage slavery, his party, the Republicans, were an anti slavery party.Tariffs imposed by the Federal government was also an economic problem for the South.
They felt it was inhumane, and wanted slavery to end.
Abraham Lincoln said that he believed in letting the people decide whether or not they wanted slavery, particularly in reference to the territories in the United States at the time. This view was part of his approach to handling the issue of slavery in the lead up to the American Civil War.