Have you ever felt like you weren’t being treated fairly? Like you weren’t treated equally because you don’t live like someone else. You feel frustrated because nothing ever goes your way. You always have to get your way by someone else getting theirs. In 1860 the South seceded from the union. You're probably asking yourself why? Why would the South which is part of the U.S wanted to be separated from their own country. The South seceded from the Union because of slavery, political issue, and the economic issues. The first reason why the South seceded from the Union because of slavery. The South whole economy was based off of farming. Farming that some whites during the time didn’t do. Slavery was huge in the South because slaves made them
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One of the most admired presidents Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time representing the Republican Party. He was firm believer in not having slavery in the country. He wanted to end slavery but the South believed that was against their state rights. “ Many southerners favored secession as part of the idea that the states have rights and powers which the federal government cannot legally deny” ( Doc 5). This explains how the states believed their rights are being denied and the federal government saying that the states don’t have any power over the federal government, which the states believe is against the tenth amendment. The U.S Constitution clearly states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This evidence presented is a huge reason why the South seceded from the Union.
The final reason why the South seceded from because of economic issue. According to the graph on Document 2 the North has more soldiers, factories, miles of railroad tracks, and population. The South lacks in all of those qualities. This can make an unfair advantage if the two sides go to war. The North would have more supplies, more soldiers, and more people to replace in jobs. With more factories being made, slavery could possibly end leaving the South’s economy destroyed. This evidence
One of the most admired presidents Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time representing the Republican Party. He was firm believer in not having slavery in the country. He wanted to end slavery but the South believed that was against their state rights. “ Many southerners favored secession as part of the idea that the states have rights and powers which the federal government cannot legally deny” ( Doc 5). This explains how the states believed their rights are being denied and the federal government saying that the states don’t have any power over the federal government, which the states believe is against the tenth amendment. The U.S Constitution clearly states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This evidence presented is a huge reason why the South seceded from the Union.
The final reason why the South seceded from because of economic issue. According to the graph on Document 2 the North has more soldiers, factories, miles of railroad tracks, and population. The South lacks in all of those qualities. This can make an unfair advantage if the two sides go to war. The North would have more supplies, more soldiers, and more people to replace in jobs. With more factories being made, slavery could possibly end leaving the South’s economy destroyed. This evidence