Douglas developed his own doctrine of letting the people decide the question of slavery. He ridiculed Lincoln about his idea of state uniformity rather than domestic institutions and accused him of promoting a war of sectionalism. He also mocked “black Republicans” who he accused of demanding racial equality. Overall, he believed in the Southern interest, but supported popular sovereignty and ultimately alienated Southern voters. On the other hand Lincoln shared some Southern attitudes towards slaves as he agreed with the Dred Scott decision that slaves could not be citizens and refused to support the Fugitive Slave Law as well.
The South felt that America would fall apart without slavery, “this country without slave labor would be completely worthless…If the Negroes are freed the country…is not worth fighting for…We can only live & exist by that species of labor: and hence I am willing to continue to fight to the last.”. While most northern soldiers had no real interest in emancipation, there were still some that fought for the freedom of slaves. Many just wanted the abolition of slaves to see an end to the war and the discontent between North and South. While the North and South fought for different reasons, the general motivations for both were very similar. Both fought for the memory of their ancestors, home and hearth, independence, and patriotism to name a few.
Civil War The Civil War was a war fought between 1861-1865. It was also know as the War Between the States. During this time rights for African Americans were limited. They wanted to be treated equally and fought for equal rights. The South felt that Lincoln should not do slavery and take away their economy or their way of life.
Congress disagreed because they were afraid that Lincoln’s primary goal of national unity was set up as to fast of a program and this meant that congressed believed that Lincoln would return to the old southern ruling class to power. (American Promise 501) This wanted the whites to have loyalty and for the blacks to have guaranteed rights. The freed blacks that were
I believe that the Civil War began with the debate over the future of slavery. That very issue led to secession, and secession caused a war where the Northern states fought for the ground of the Union, and the South for their independence as a new confederation of states under its own constitution. It seems to me that any disagreement leads to some form of resentment. We tend to not like what we don’t understand, and it was hard for the North to understand why the Southern states were itching for freedom from them. It seems from a broader point of view that the North has gone through so much just for the Southern states of America to exist.
Hao Nguyen Period 3 December 22, 2014 APUSH Readings Chapter 19 1) A-2 2) The South Scorns Mrs. Stowe (1852) 3) Author: Southern Literary Messenger of Richmond 4) Author’s Position: Against Mrs. Stowe’s tale 5) Bias: They were from the South so they opposed this story because the Northern abolitionists supported it. They were also critics who wants to stand up for their people beliefs 6) Arguments: * We shouldn’t put emphasis on the abolition actions since they don’t deserve it * The abolition attacks has spread to other countries * The abolitionists and Mrs. Stowe’s tale has influenced the minds of the people that knows nothing about slavery to only think about its negative effects * The tale
Lee wrote was a letter to his wife about slavery in 1856. In this letter Lee talks about how “The blacks are immeasurable better off here than in Africa, morally, socially and physically.” By saying this Lee shows his willingness to accept the African American society into the southern white society. Lee isn’t necessary an anti-slavery activist but he isn’t a pro-slavery supporter either. Robert E. Lee once stated that he saw slavery as necessary but not proper. Lee concluded that slavery would help both white and black races grow equally.
Jefferson wanted land to be equally distributed among people, or at least given to people who had none, but would refuse to let his own slaves, or others, attempt to support them in a republic, which he desired. Most of the Founding Fathers actually denounced slavery, and knew
The most widely area of criticism that Lincoln received was his use of unconventional and sometimes illegal methods in order to achieve his goals. Lincoln justified ignoring the process of going through congress to make such decisions in that he felt the war needed immediate and direct decisions and did not have time to go through the process for congress’ approval. The criticism appears to be fair as they come from a variety of different groups from the democrats and Lincoln’s unjust ways of handling the war as well as his own party, the Republicans for his handling of the south. In assessment of Abraham Lincoln’s tenure as president and handling of the civil war tragedy, it can be determined that although heavily criticized by his peers the civil war would not have been the “civil war” without him. The inevitability of the civil war came to light when Lincoln was elected President and indirectly caused the civil war to start.
The Northern view of America before the Civil War was one of progress. The preservation of the Union was the immediate objective of the North, and most Northerners were anti-slavery; the South wanted to preserve plantation economics and