seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many

different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there

was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between

the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political

differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There

were many reasons why the South wanted to succeed but the main reason

had to do with the North's view on slavery. All of this was basically

a different interpretation of the United States Constitution on both

sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the

There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the

South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union.

Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United

States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government

increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to

the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements

sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railr

North's actions came in 1819 when Missouri asked to be admitted to the

admitted as a free state. To please the South, slavery would be

because the North and South had totally opposing views.

proclaimed that slavery was sanctioned in the Bible. But after the

the compromise was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, which provided for

improvements. The South felt these were discriminatory and that they

to take any action against the South. An effort was made on February

on Dec. 20, 1860 when South Carolina adopted an ordinance of

abolitionist s who made the South look very bad. The abolitionists

prohibited forever from Louisiana Purchase territories north of 36°

the return of runaway slaves to their masters. But many free states in

Many different efforts were made to save the Union and prevent a

dominated by free states could endanger existing slaveholdings. The

Southern society, the South felt that they could not survive without

criminals. The South felt these views were not important. All of

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