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Slavery: Political Differences Between The South And The North
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The South did wanted slaves ,while the North did not want nothing to do with slavery. In the united states there use to be equal amount of slave states. The South and the North had different opinions on slavery. The south wanted slavery while the North opposed to have slavery in the territory. The north wanted to move because they did not want slavery. The south seceded from the union because fighting over slavery, economic differences, and political differences.
The south seceded from the union because they were fighting over slavery. Many Northerners viewed slavery as a bad thing and the south believed that the north stole there land ( Doc 4).Also that they wanted slavery. This is saying that the North did not want slavery

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