HST 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Democratic Republic, Seneca Falls Convention, Protestant Work Ethic
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Disagree: north in the north, cities were centers of wealth and manufacturing. North had a greater percentage of middleclass people. Shipped the south"s cotton railroads farmers: south. Disliked the puritan strictures and prohibitions against alcohol, language, and fun on sundays fox hunting and horseracing which puritans had scorn. Agree: fight ignited between north and south over the potential westward spread of slavery lead to the creation of the new republican parry which led to the election of abe. Lincoln: south seceded to defend slavery, kansas nebraska act said let the people decide, fights broke out in kansas, john brown knocking on doors and executing pro-slavery people. Slaves now in the areas of rebellion are free first time the federal government had said no slavery while england, france, and spain are watching free men will be entitled to serve in the army. Does not free the areas not in rebellion because he does not want them to leave.
