Slavery And Politics After The Civil War
The horrendous Civil War began in 1861. This hideous war divided the nation into the North and South, or mainly anti-slavery vs. slavery. The Southern political leaders relied on slavery so heavily they would even secede. Also, the endless debates over slavery's future changed in generation before the war. Southern political leaders were convinced that slavery was going to be abolished by the Lincoln and the Republican party.
The South used slavery in almost every aspect of life. They used them for harvesting food, collecting cotton,a cash crop, and social status. Without them, their way of life is merely un-existed. They believed in this way of life full-heartedly, and saw nothing inhumane or cruel about their lifestyle. The majority of …show more content…
However, before 1860, the topic of slavery was touchy and not to be spoken of. Many pushed the subject away, and let future generations deal with the aftermath. To keep peace between the North and South, political leaders created the Missouri Compromise. The compromise created an imaginary line considering of the North free states and South slave states. Although in reality, the Missouri Compromise constructed a split between the nation. In spite of short lived peace, the Lincoln-Douglas debate broke out. Lincoln interrogated Stephen Douglas about his thoughts and beliefs abour slavery. This simple question turned for the worse, it soon many debates and arguments broke out. The people realized that slavery was a topic that needed to be dealt with, and they cannot keep pushing it back for future generations. The Lincoln-Douglas debates gave Lincoln a huge following and national attention to his opinions and speeches. Likewise, the South was furious with Lincoln's political stance, and they refused to acknowledge him, even in the Presidential Election of 1860. Even with the Southern strong dislike for Lincoln, he still mandated to
The South used slavery in almost every aspect of life. They used them for harvesting food, collecting cotton,a cash crop, and social status. Without them, their way of life is merely un-existed. They believed in this way of life full-heartedly, and saw nothing inhumane or cruel about their lifestyle. The majority of …show more content…
However, before 1860, the topic of slavery was touchy and not to be spoken of. Many pushed the subject away, and let future generations deal with the aftermath. To keep peace between the North and South, political leaders created the Missouri Compromise. The compromise created an imaginary line considering of the North free states and South slave states. Although in reality, the Missouri Compromise constructed a split between the nation. In spite of short lived peace, the Lincoln-Douglas debate broke out. Lincoln interrogated Stephen Douglas about his thoughts and beliefs abour slavery. This simple question turned for the worse, it soon many debates and arguments broke out. The people realized that slavery was a topic that needed to be dealt with, and they cannot keep pushing it back for future generations. The Lincoln-Douglas debates gave Lincoln a huge following and national attention to his opinions and speeches. Likewise, the South was furious with Lincoln's political stance, and they refused to acknowledge him, even in the Presidential Election of 1860. Even with the Southern strong dislike for Lincoln, he still mandated to