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Yankees were supposedly against slavery, but the main reason this was said was to gain European sympathies during the Civil War. The war was started because the Union (yankees) wanted to keep the southern states from becoming the Confederate States of America.
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Was America north or south in the civil war?
They were "the Civil War". The North and the South were going against each other. They were fighting against slavery (the North). And the South wanted slavery.
Who fought against slavery during the civil war?
the north fought the south, and the north won north- against slavery south- slavery
Was the union for or against slavery and why?
No they thought slavery was bad that's how the civil war started but in the 1800s there was slavery in the north and south. The Union was anti-slavery.
Stephen Douglas from the civil war?
Stephen Douglas debated with Lincoln against slavery
Is Robert E Lee Pre-Civil War or Civil War?
Civil War. He was a general for the Confederate Army. Although he was against slavery and agreed with the unions ideas, he couldn't bear to not fight for his home, VA, let alone fight against it.
What is a confederates mean in the Civil War?
The Confederates were against slavery in the civil war. They did not want it.
What is the difference between a Rebel and a Yankee?
in the civil war rebels were pro slavery and Yankees wanted to ban slavery
Who fought against slavery in the civil war?
Elmo ;)
Fought against the Yankees during civil war?
Theconfederates
Was America north or south in the civil war?
They were "the Civil War". The North and the South were going against each other. They were fighting against slavery (the North). And the South wanted slavery.
Was Kentucky against slavery or for slavery during the Civil War?
It was a Northern State that was pro slavery and anti Confederacy. It did not view the civil war as a slave issue. It considered the civil war a states rights issue.
Who fought against slavery during the civil war?
the north fought the south, and the north won north- against slavery south- slavery
Who was the Union during the US Civil War?
The north, which was against slavery.
What were people who were against slavery called?
During the time of the American Civil War, people who were against slavery were called 'Abolitionists'.
What war included slavery arguments?
The American Civil War..The South against the North..the south wanted slavery..the north didn't...
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 does union relate to America?
The union fought against slavery in the civil war
