South Carolina seceded from the Union. They were worried that as President Lincoln took office, he would appoint anti-slavery supporters to public office.
The correct answer is 3) Thought New Deal programs expanded government too much.
The New Deal was President Franklin D Roosevelt's economic plan that was meant to help the United States recover from the Great Depression during the 1930's. This New Deal program resulted in the creation of several different federal agencies that created jobs for Americans, regulated the stock market, and regulated the activities of businesses and banks. Some conservatives felt that the government was getting too big and invasive. They felt that the New Deal limited individual freedoms and resulted in the federal government becoming too involved in the everyday life of American citizens.
According to a document nominating the house for inclusion in the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, Still has been described as “second only to Harriet Tubman in Underground Railroad operations.” The child of formerly enslaved parents, his father had purchased freedom, while his mother escaped enslavement. Still moved from New Jersey to Philadelphia in the 1840s and began working for Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. He became a key player in the Society’s Vigilance Committee, which helped those escaping slavery travel along a network of safe houses stretching from the Southern United States to Canada. Still was active in the Committee during a dangerous time for abolitionists; the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act had instituted harsh punishments for anyone discovered assisting freedom seekers.
It strengthened the 13th Amendment, and outlawed discrimination against minorities.
