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~~Didn't Lincoln and the other guys have slaves themselves? I thought the slavery abolition was just a reason to get the black people fighting on their side and even then it took quite a while for everyone to stop slavery~~
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No. Northern states had already outlawed slavery, southern states were already pissed that Northern states weren't enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, the newly formed Republican party had already been leaning towards national abolition, and Lincoln described slavery as an abhorrent sin. His election is what triggered secession, according to the very articles of secession by several states. They saw the writing on the wall that slavery was coming to an end of they didn't separate and form their own nation. The emancipation proclamation was just rushed as a way of allowing southern slaves to legally flee the south.ind you equal rights was a fringe opinion at the time, they weren't even treating white women as equals after all. But most northerners were repulsed by slavery at this point in history.
My bad I think I confused Lincoln with another guy I did recall there being slave owners in the north. Maybe I read some bs online.
I did just find this article about Lincoln wanting to deport black people out of the country to colonize a different land and put them there.
Not sure if that one is true but that would add some layers of irony to the current Zionism movement in America.
You may be thinking of the founding fathers, many of whom owned slaves despite putting ‘all men are created equal’ down on paper. Washington even had a set of dentures made of human teeth. Guess where he got those from?
They still laid the foundations for equality. But there’s no denying they were kinda hypocrites.
no
This is a sophomoric interpretation.
Yes, lots of northerners were NOT abolitionist, but that doesn't mean the Southern fear of a loss of slavery didn't drive secession.
No.
That is a half-truth at best. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't free any slaves outside the confederacy.
You can't make such a claim without citing a reputable source.
“Somebody said something that I already want to agree with” is a perfectly cromulent source.
I mean, I feel embiggened, don’t you?
https://youtu.be/rY9zHNOjGrs?si=FZryU5uv6vgrh8tu
This won't help you pass any exams, but it gives a decent overview on some of what got us there. You may want to Google the phrase "Bleeding Kansas," for a more thorough introduction.
John Brown was an absolute savage lunatic, even if he was trying to end slavery.
The South seceded based on slavery.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Ordinance%20of%20Secession%20wikipedia&form=WIKIRE
It doesn't matter what Lincoln believed or planned to do; the south thought that they had to get out of they'd be forced to give up their slaves.
Think of it this way. A cop walks into a bar to use the bathroom. A crook sees the cop, thinks that the cop is coming for her, and shoots the cop. The crook can't say that the cop forced her to shoot. The South chose to leave because of slavery.