was it economic condition or religious background that caused the north to rely so little in slavery?

Question

help, could you be as detail pleasE?

Answer 1

Thanks to modern graveyard science and surviving records, researchers know that in 1760, 100 years before the War Between the States, Charleston, South Carolina, had the largest population of slaves and we say proudly the second largest slave population was in New York City. Northern cities held roughly 400,000 slaves not much by comparison. One of the questions this morning reads "It has been said that history is not static, but ever changing.."? One the latest disclosures to come out of studies, new found correspondence and other historical documentation is that Lincoln might have been led to war by big business. It seems that they were growing concerned over their current work forces they were beginning to demand better conditions, more pay and benefits. (Keep in mind this has just been put forth and is being studied). God Bless You and Our Southron People.

Answer 2

Actually, the North relied completely on slavery to begin with, if you want to get technical, but I'm guessing you're talking about African enslavement. A big misconception among Americans today is that the North were all a bunch of virtuous church-going kind-hearted Christians who thought slavery was the most disgusting practice on this earth. The truth is, many Northerners didn't think the blacks were any more equal than the Southerners did and they didn't really start caring about slavery at all until Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (very good read, but she had never actually visited the South). The majority of the North saw slavery as necessary and there was an "understanding" that the two races could not live in harmony together without one being clearly superior.

The reason slavery was not popular in the Northern states was because there was little need for it. The North was quickly becoming industrialized and immigrants were taking jobs. It was simply more profitable to own a factory rather than a slave in the North, and vice versa in the South.

Also, many Northerners actually WERE involved in the slave trade, just not the way most people would think. It was a means of making a profit for Northern businessmen, who would buy and sell at their leisure. The only purpose in actually keeping a slave in the North would be to show a great deal of wealth, as slaves were expensive and using one as a mere hand servant means you've got to be pretty rich.

Answer 3

Economic condition. The North was not necessarily the proper terrain on which to farm large tracts of land using a plantation method, although Washington DC is pretty far North. Religious background had little bearing, as many presidents, supposedly good "Christians", were slaveholders. There were however a number of sects of Christianity (Quakers, Amish), who due to their religious convictions became great abolitionists. The North also relied heavily on the transAtlantic market, shich provided money through shipping and industry rather than raw goods, which was the Southern backbone. Remember the North benefited from the trade off because they desired to push down the cost of raw goods used in Northern manufacturing. Don't forget that the close proximity of the Carribean to the South made the South a good drop off point after slaves had been "broken" on Carribean islands. Read about the trans-Atlantic slave trade!

Answer 4

Mainly economic. Its agriculture was dominated by smaller, family farms rather than the huge plantations (and not just Cotton ones) of the south

Answer 5

You should really read your textbook. I'm not gonna do your homework for you.