2007-01-02 09:42:43 · 8 answers · asked by Hidden 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
im not getting anyone to do my homework for me
i wanna make sure im not missing anything major
2007-01-02 09:48:12 · update #1
If the answer guy weren't such a left-wing bigot, he'd be close to right. Southerners correctly saw that the political tide was against them, and the Bill of Rights was only going to protect them from political and economic depredations of the north (with its larger population) only when it suited the north, and the previous agreements delineated in the Constitution were no longer going to be followed, so they felt it best to go their own way, with a looser constitution that wouldn't threaten them.
You'll note that some African-Americans still think they should be paid reparations. A better legal case, though not with the same moral force, could be made for southerners who were deprived of their slaves without compensation.
2007-01-02 10:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Seven cotton states decided on secession after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They formed the Confederate States of America. In 1861, they were joined by four more states
South Carolina was the first to secede, on December 20th, 1860.
2007-01-02 09:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The South wanted freedom from Exploitation by the Rich North.
Except for the Indians, the South were the last people to fight for freedom from a Strong Central Federal Government.
(Cotton tariffs, etc. Slavery wasn't the main issue. The slaves weren't granted freedom until the latter part of the war.)
2007-01-02 09:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Southern business interests wanted to expand slavery into the new territories of the US and do away with the Missouri Compromise for monetary gain. It is this simple.
2007-01-02 09:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conservative hysteria.
The lunatic right-wing fringe which ruled the south and still does today imagined that Lincoln was going to take away their slaves, when in fact he never had any intention of doing so until AFTER the southerners committed treason and attacked America.
The same type of loony hysteria prevails among right-wingers today. Just look at the NRA and how many simpletons they have brainwashed into believing the government is about to take away their guns.
2007-01-02 09:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by The answer guy 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Slavery the belief one could own another and be consider property with no rights.
2007-01-02 09:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is state rights and Abe Lincoln.
2007-01-02 10:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by c1523456 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Slavery was the main issue.
Please, just look it up yourself. Stop trying to get us to do your homework for you.. Thanks.
2007-01-02 09:45:49 · answer #8 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋