Question

What was the reasons of the support of the...

Answer 1

1.compromise of 1850 gained many supporters because it the south loved the fugitive slave law and the north was happy cause california entered as a free state and ended slave trade in washington dc.
2.fugitive slaw law gained the southerners support because slaws will have to be returned to their owners. northerns could be fined and go to jail if they hide them.
3.underground railroad was a secret passage that was led by harriet tubman and it gained the northerners and many escaped african americans support because slaves can be freed.
4. kansas nebraska act gained the southerners support because it allowed slavery to spread and reversed the missouri compromise.
5.republican party was the whig party and the free soil party combined. gained many northerners support cause northerners saw slavery as a morally wrong.
6.dred scott decision angered many free african americans but it gained supporters in the south. southerners were happy because congress had no right to ban slavery in the territories.
7.raid on Harper's ferry gained support in the north. john brown led this unsuccessful abolitionist rebellion. northern abolitionist supported this.
8. lincoln being elected was supported in the north because he also railed against slavery in his campaign
9.harriet beecher stowe author of uncle toms cabin
10.lincoln douglas debate was focused around the issue of slavery extensions to the territory.
11. jefferson davis confederate president