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How many states were against abolition of slavey in 1860?
Fifteen.
Many Northerners worked in .?
factories
How many northerners opposed going to war with the south in the civil war?
About 1/5 of all northerners
Why did northern workers oppose abolition of slavery?
I don't know whether they formally opposed Abolition. But it is true that most Northerners were not greatly offended by the institution of slavery, and they certainly didn't leap into uniform to free Southern slaves. Even the Emancipation Proclamation did not convert many to the Abolitionist cause. Slavery was killed by the war itself - from when Lincoln ordered the troops to rob the enemy of his property, including slaves. Unless the Confederates were to win the war, these (ex) slaves could never be returned to their (ex) owners.
What happened to southerners who favored abolition?
Many southerners who favored abolition were often frightened into staying silent about their beliefs. William Lloyd Garrison is an example of someone who was a prominent abolitionist.
How many states were against abolition of slavey in 1860?
Fifteen.
How did northerners react to the proclamation?
Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
How many pages does The Abolition of Britain have?
The Abolition of Britain has 362 pages.
How were Northern textile mills and Southern cotton plantations linked?
Southern slaves produced the cotton, and workers at Northern mills (who were paid not much more than slaves) turned it into clothing, bedding, and other items. This was the main reason many Northerners were against abolition: the loss of slave labor would affect not just the South's plantation society, but the North's industrial economy as well.
How were Northern textile and Southern cotton plantations linked?
Southern slaves produced the cotton, and workers at Northern mills (who were paid not much more than slaves) turned it into clothing, bedding, and other items. This was the main reason many Northerners were against abolition: the loss of slave labor would affect not just the South's plantation society, but the North's industrial economy as well.
What did many northerners work in?
factories
Many Northerners worked in .?
factories
How many northerners opposed going to war with the south in the civil war?
About 1/5 of all northerners
What was true about the underground railroad?
many northerners learned about slavery by personal contact with slaves.
Why do many people who fought for abolition also fought for women's rights?
The people who fought for abolition also fought for women's rights because their main aim was to fight for human rights. Women were slaves to the societal rule of that time, but with time they became emancipated. .
What does abolition have to do with abortions?
Abolition is when you put an end to something by law and many people fight for abortion to become illegal.
What Lincoln hoped and fought for during the civil war?
During the American Civil War, the President of the Union (i.e., the United States), Abraham Lincoln, had one persistently pursued goal, namely, preservation of the Union. As the war progressed, the abolition of slavery became another desperately sought goal of Lincoln and many other Northerners, not to overlook many of the enslaved Americans in the South.
