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Slavery in the South was it's economic backbone... and while most white people in the South didn't have slaves -- never the less-- most got some type of income from the institution of slavery.

It is also important to remember: Slavery was a way of life for the Southern people and people do not normally like change, especially if someone else is trying to force it down their throat.

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Why were southerners upset about Lincolns election?

because they thought that he was going to keep slavery


Why did the southerners secede from the northerners state?

South wanted to keep slaves, north didn't want slavery to continue


Which side were fighting for slavery the north or the south?

The south was the slaveholding section, though there were still a few slaves in the north. Slavery had once been legal in all the states. But the south was not fighting FOR slavery. Most Confederate soldiers did not own slaves. Slaves were expensive. Think about it - would you go fight, and fight hard, for years, just so some rich man could keep his slaves? And the north was not fighting against slavery, at least not at first. The north was fighting to "preserve the Union", which the southern states wanted out of. The southerners were fighting for their independence. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation came after a year and a half of war, and changed the war into one which we look back on today as "for" or "against" slavery.


How did northerners and southerners disagree over the issue of slavery?

Briefly put, most Southerners wanted to continue the right to own slaves and most Northerners did not like the practice and did not want to see it extended to new states that came into the union. A fairly large number of Northerners were strongly against slavery and wanted to abolish it throughout the country as soon as possible. Some Southerners had objections to slavery but respected the right of others to keep their slaves.


Why were northerners called southerners rebels in the civil war?

because they are not southerners they keep away from them

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Why were southerners upset about Lincolns election?

because they thought that he was going to keep slavery


Why did the southerners secede from the northerners state?

South wanted to keep slaves, north didn't want slavery to continue


Which side were fighting for slavery the north or the south?

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How did northerners and southerners disagree over the issue of slavery?

Briefly put, most Southerners wanted to continue the right to own slaves and most Northerners did not like the practice and did not want to see it extended to new states that came into the union. A fairly large number of Northerners were strongly against slavery and wanted to abolish it throughout the country as soon as possible. Some Southerners had objections to slavery but respected the right of others to keep their slaves.


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How did southerns see slavery?

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Why were northerners called southerners rebels in the civil war?

because they are not southerners they keep away from them