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Why were Southerners afraid of a republican president?
They were against slavery
Why did southerners refuse to put Lincoln on the ballot?
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
What drew a line through the Louisiana territory permitting slavery below the line and banning slavery north of it?
the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Why were Floridians so divided over slavery?
because many southerners disagreed with lincoln because he had spoken out against slavery
Was the north the only ones against slavery in the civil war?
No- not all Southerners were pro-slavery, just like not all Northerners were anti-slavery.
How did northerners feel about slavery after the Revolutionary War?
Northerners were completely against slavery, and before the Civil War they took their hatred overboard by killing Southerners for their slavery.
How did the southerners feel about the future of slavery in the US?
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
What agreements made of The Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 and was a set of agreements between those who were against slavery and those who were for it. It forbade slavery north of the 36th parallel, except where designated in Missouri.
What law was declared null and void because of the Dred Scott decision?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was declared null and void by the Dred Scott decision. This ruling by the Supreme Court held that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, effectively invalidating the Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery in the northern territories.
How did northerners and southerners view slavery?
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
What law founded to be unconstitutional in the dred scott decision?
The law that was found to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision was the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which banned slavery in certain territories. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in these territories, as it violated the constitutional rights of slaveholders.
Did southerners and northerners agree on slavery?
no.
