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The south had more plantations and needed more workers. there thinking most likely was something to this effect "why should we pay people to work when we can force people to?" it was cheaper to buy 300 slaves than to pay 300 white people.

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Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?

The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.


Why did the south fight for slavery?

The south was afraid that without slavery their economy would die. They were also afraid that the African Americans could out weigh them.


What did hinton rowan helper have to say about slavery?

he said we are going to lose the war and slavery was going to happen until we die


Why did Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies?

the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time.


What was the southern attitude towards abolition what was the northern attitude?

Prior to the US Civil War, the issue of abolition in the South was clear. Most of all Southerners were opposed to it even if they owned no slaves. One reason was slavery had become part of the Southern culture. Whites were born into a slave society and saw no reason to change it. No Constitutional amendments were really offered and with 4 million slaves or so, in the South, the social implications were, or seemed impossible to imagine.In the North, however, the Abolitionist movement were a strong, vocal , minority. These people quite correctly wanted to abolish slavery, however, they too had no real solution to the obvious social changes this would bring about. But they were correct, slavery was wrong. It was wrong when the US was born out of the Articles of Federation too. The problem became too big too fast. Now other Northerners had mixed feelings about slavery and that it existed in the South made the problem not so dear to their lives. They too had been born into a nation that had slaves. Many opposed it, but none were going to die for it. The manufacturing section of the North was quite inclined to keep slaves on the Southern plantations to help keep the cost of cotton for textile mills low. Immigrant workers feared that freeing slaves would endanger their jobs as certainly former slaves would come north and seek jobs. In summary it was a mixed bag of feelings and it was the fault of first the British colonialists, then the Americans that failed to take actions to slowly at least, abolish slavery.

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Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?

The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.


Why did the south fight for slavery?

The south was afraid that without slavery their economy would die. They were also afraid that the African Americans could out weigh them.


What were the major differences between the north and south during the American Civil War?

Well for one the south had slaves. The south grew cotton and tobacco which would die in the north. The North had more industrial buildings and more resources than the south.


What did the north want for new states?

The North wanted the new states to be non-slave states... most northerners were not anti-slavery, just abolitionists-that means they did not oppose slavery directly; rather, they opposed the spread of it because they believed that if it did not spread, it might eventually die out.


True are false There were some northerners who believed that if slavery stayed in the south it could be tolerated?

True. There were some northerners who believed that if slavery remained in the South and did not spread to the new territories, it could eventually die out on its own. This viewpoint was known as "free soil" or "free labor" and was held by some abolitionists and moderate opponents of slavery.


Was the American Civil War inevitable?

Most people believe it was because some people wanted to keep slaves and others wanted to emancipate them, but that is not entirely right. Research shows that Lincoln said "slave states would remain slave states" and there would be no more new slave states. He had also said that if slaves had run away into free states, they would be brought back to their owner. The war did end slavery, but that was not the intended reason for the war. The Civil War was inevitable because the South's way of life was different from the North. The South was mainly into farming. When the cotton gin was invented, most farmers started to grow cotton. These farmers had bought more land to grow cotton. To tend these fields, the farmers bought slaves. This is where the difference between the North and South was. The North had built factories and was into manufacturing goods. The South feared that they would be overrun economically by the Union. As abolitonists fought with slavery proponents in border states, pressure increased for a resolution of some kind. Both sides had thought that they could win a war, but no one was certain how the North would react to secession. 1. The admission of California upset the balance achieved by the Missouri Compromise, and this was never restored. 2. Many Southern leaders believed that slavery must either expand or die. They would not accept Lincoln's deal, which was to allow slavery to continue but not expand.


Is there a rainforest in North America?

Of course there is rain in north america! Because if we didnt, we would all die and the land would be drouted!


How did equiano die?

from slavery


What caused the Whig Party to die out?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act is said to be the cause of the Whig Party to dissolve. The Whigs had previously united the battling interest groups in the North and the South. Southern Democrats and Northern Democrats also split apart. As many southerners and northerners could no longer use the Whigs as a uniting party, the Whigs fell apart.


What was the cause the civil war?

you you you


How did the Korean War effect the Korean culture?

nothing, just that north Korea, and south Korea, were separted, so the north Koreans, can't watch our tv. or south Korea tv. they die in streets, poor people but south Korea they are pretty rich.


Did Harriet Tubman die in slavery?

no