After he won the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth president of the United States. Many Americans especially the slaves are happy Lincoln won the election because they believe he is Moses, and he is going to take to the promise land (freedom).The southerners fear Lincoln to be a dangerous president who will tear the nation apart because of his plans concerning slavery. The Southerners feel they would be better served by a new government, and they are advocating secession. There are three reasons that proves why the southerns want independence from the north (Union). Slavery is necessary evil, northerns want to destroy the south, and the south makes 60 percent of United States GDP.
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During the Mexican-American some southerners were in support of the war because they thought it would give them a chance to expand slavery. The northerns (Whigs) did not support the war because they feel it not fair to the people who opened their door to Americans so they could have more opportunity.They did not want the spread of slavery into new territories neither did they want the South to get more political power. Years later after the Mexican American war ended a religious slave abolosit John Brown started killing people who believe in slavery. During the period when the concept of popular sovereignty the people should decide whether they want slave in Kansas or not. Citizens from missouri were crossing the line illegal to vote for pro slavery in kansas. These people were being killed by John Brown. Brown believes it is right to cleans the United States by ending slavery.For example, John Brown and his men butchered in cold blood after he killed so many people he escaped. Andrew P. Butler a senator from South Carolina was being insulted in congress publicly by Charles Sumner. Preston Brooks defended his cousin Butler by canning Charles Sumner. Northerns wants Brooks to go to jail for attempted murder on Charles Sumner. The northerns are ignore the fact that Charles started the trouble first by insulting his Butler. Brooks was defending his cousin and family name it is not going to be fair for Brooks to go to jail. John Brown resurfaced after his escape from Kansas this time he led the raid on Harpers Ferry. He attacked the arsenal in Virginia where weapons were being stored. He gave the weapons to the slaves knowing this will cause a slave uprising. During this attacked the first person he killed was a free black man who is friends with his former white master. The Southerns had to avenge the death of the black man to prove that they care about blacks.They captured John Brown and he was charged with treason,
Slavery has been in existence for a long …show more content…
During the Mexican-American some southerners were in support of the war because they thought it would give them a chance to expand slavery. The northerns (Whigs) did not support the war because they feel it not fair to the people who opened their door to Americans so they could have more opportunity.They did not want the spread of slavery into new territories neither did they want the South to get more political power. Years later after the Mexican American war ended a religious slave abolosit John Brown started killing people who believe in slavery. During the period when the concept of popular sovereignty the people should decide whether they want slave in Kansas or not. Citizens from missouri were crossing the line illegal to vote for pro slavery in kansas. These people were being killed by John Brown. Brown believes it is right to cleans the United States by ending slavery.For example, John Brown and his men butchered in cold blood after he killed so many people he escaped. Andrew P. Butler a senator from South Carolina was being insulted in congress publicly by Charles Sumner. Preston Brooks defended his cousin Butler by canning Charles Sumner. Northerns wants Brooks to go to jail for attempted murder on Charles Sumner. The northerns are ignore the fact that Charles started the trouble first by insulting his Butler. Brooks was defending his cousin and family name it is not going to be fair for Brooks to go to jail. John Brown resurfaced after his escape from Kansas this time he led the raid on Harpers Ferry. He attacked the arsenal in Virginia where weapons were being stored. He gave the weapons to the slaves knowing this will cause a slave uprising. During this attacked the first person he killed was a free black man who is friends with his former white master. The Southerns had to avenge the death of the black man to prove that they care about blacks.They captured John Brown and he was charged with treason,