Slavery meant a cheap labour force for their large plantation bases economy.
Slavery was legal when the United States was formed. The southern states became dependent on slavery for cultivating, especially harvesting cotton, when the cotton gin was invented. Because the southern states suffered financially with international debt more than the northern states it was an economic issue that turned into a moral issue.
South Carolina
slave stater
The South became convinced that Lincoln was an abolitionist even though did not state that he wanted to ban slavery.
The south was against slavery.
Actually the NORTH was against slavery, and the SOUTH wanted slavery.
No, because since his state (South Carolina) favored slavery and the rights that the "Bill Of Rights," state. So why would he and his state want to be against it? So my recently stated answer is, NO.
The north was against slavery, and the south favored it.
The North favored National Government and the South favored State Government.
They were known as Abolitionists- they wanted to abolish slavery. Although most slaves would also have favored ending slavery...
South Dakota was not a slave state when it was admitted to the Union. South Dakota was admitted to the US as a state in 1889 over 20 years after slavery had ended.
yes it was considered in the south
South Carolina
Lincoln had many views on the north and the south. He was definitely in favor for the north because, not only was he a republican and agreed with the abolition of slavery; but he also grew up in the north. He was also nominated to be president by the north, not the south. His views on the south were that he didn't want slavery and was upset about the fact that slavery was such a big deal, although he fought the war mainly for peace and unity.
The confederates (the southerners)
The issue of slavery split the party. "Conscience Whigs" in the North favored the abolition of slavery and halting the institution's spread into new territories. The "Cotton Whigs" in the South took the opposite viewpoints
They favored no slavery. They wished to "abolish" slavery. Hence the term abolitionists.
The issue of slavery split the party. "Conscience Whigs" in the North favored the abolition of slavery and halting the institution's spread into new territories. The "Cotton Whigs" in the South took the opposite viewpoints