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Slavery Divides North and South - Coggle Diagram
Slavery Divides North and South
North
racist
black people suffer discrimination
some supported slavery in the South
wealthy businessman who invested in southern plantations
worried about black people taking their jobs
some advocated for abolition
South
Tobacco and cotton cultivation made slavery part of the economy
some believed God intended black people to provide the labor force for white
many believe that slavery resulted in a more pleasant society than the industrial cities of the North
they claimed slaves were healthier and happier than northern factory workers
Northern resistance to slavery
Many refused to obey the Fugitive Slave Act
underground railroad
helping escaped slaves make it to the North or Canada
Harriet Tubman
“Black Moses” due to the amount of slaves she helped escape
The Republican Party and Dred Scott
the Republican Party
opposition to slavery
Dred Scott
was taken by his owner to the free state of Illinois
and sued his owner
the Supreme Court ruled against
slaves were property and not seen as a human being