Why Is The South Better Than South
The North always had more than the South. They lived in the same country but did things differently. I believe that the North was more positive than the South. Most of this happened before the Civil War. In spite of everything, Northerners and Southerners had different social, economic and political cultures.
The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman, Northern abolitionists, and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern states. The South especially did not like this. Most slaveholders actually offered $40,000 for the capture of Harriet Tubman. Since the South thought of this as a threat they decided their Fugitive Slave Law needed to be strengthen. The abolitionist movement was about getting emancipation for all slaves as quickly as possible and to also end segregation and racial discrimination. In 1833, the American …show more content…
Some conflict ascended between pro-slavery and anti-slavery pioneers. The aftermath of this conflict led to Bleeding Kansas. This bill became part of the political whirlwind that split 2 major political parties. This also worsened the relationship between the North and South. The Dred Scott case was about a man named Dred Scott who wanted to be emancipated. His reason was that he used to live in a free state with his owner but then they moved to Missouri, which is known as a slave state. The decision made during the case made abolitionists angry and made the tension between North and South more worse, eventually causing the Civil War 3 years later. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. When he was elected he was able to get several Southern states to break away before his inaugural ceremony. Abraham Lincoln did not like the captivity of slaves but the South did so they did not like Abraham
The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman, Northern abolitionists, and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern states. The South especially did not like this. Most slaveholders actually offered $40,000 for the capture of Harriet Tubman. Since the South thought of this as a threat they decided their Fugitive Slave Law needed to be strengthen. The abolitionist movement was about getting emancipation for all slaves as quickly as possible and to also end segregation and racial discrimination. In 1833, the American …show more content…
Some conflict ascended between pro-slavery and anti-slavery pioneers. The aftermath of this conflict led to Bleeding Kansas. This bill became part of the political whirlwind that split 2 major political parties. This also worsened the relationship between the North and South. The Dred Scott case was about a man named Dred Scott who wanted to be emancipated. His reason was that he used to live in a free state with his owner but then they moved to Missouri, which is known as a slave state. The decision made during the case made abolitionists angry and made the tension between North and South more worse, eventually causing the Civil War 3 years later. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. When he was elected he was able to get several Southern states to break away before his inaugural ceremony. Abraham Lincoln did not like the captivity of slaves but the South did so they did not like Abraham