State Rights Vs Civil Rights

In the South, they used the law to argue slaves were property and belonged in the South. However, when the law argued against their beliefs, they refused to listen to the law (Doc A). In addition to the South ignoring laws, the North did too (Doc D), which would not only affect the power of the government but also the power of the South (Doc G). The South was for states’ rights because of the overpowerment of free states in senate, meaning the South was in fear they would abolish slavery. Whenever a state ignored a law in the North or the South, it gave the opposing side less power, preventing a realistic compromise.

The U.S could not come to agreements on the topic of slavery, and that key factor is what led up to the start of the Civil War in 1861. The Northern United States wanted to ban slavery in all of America. The Southern United States wanted to allow slavery in all of America. The only way to keep the

The Tenth Amendment, which reserved the Sovereignty of the States was supposed to keep the balance of power between the federal government and the state governments. The Southern states argued that the Constitution guaranteed sovereignty to the states. According to Jefferson Davis in The Message to the Confederate Congress, the Constitution was supposed to have the character of a contract between independent states that supported the states’ rights (Document H). The federal government was supporting the free states to ban the slavery in the Southern states. The Southern states believed that the federal government should have equal power to the state governments. However, the Northern states thought that the federal government was superior to the state governments, and they tried to use the federal government to enforce the Southern states’ laws. The North’s actions violated the

It all started when the Northern States didn't agree with the Southern States about States’ rights. The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn't support, especially laws interfering with the South's right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished (Cite C). As you could tell already the Northern States did not like the idea of having slaves in this country due to everyone having a right/freedom of speech. [So] The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, as President in 1860 sealed the deal. His victory, without a single Southern electoral vote, was a clear signal to the Southern states that they had lost all influence (Cite C).

The Southern states built their economy on slavery and plantations. Southern states believed in states rights, they didn’t want the government to be in charge because they would have to give up slavery if the government was in charge. The South decided to leave the union to keep slavery and became the confederate states of America. If the state was in charge then they could keep and extend slavery. They argued that each state has a right to leave the union (secede). The South would shatter without slavery, it was the most important part of their

During the Civil War, President Lincoln set the stage for the abolishment of slavery. In the wake of the war, the Confederates had lost and 11 states were forced to rejoin the Union. As a result there were now a lot of freed black slaves. For this reason, Congress had the task to make their freedom official and addressing their rights. Therefore 3 amendments eventually developed called the reconstruction amendments. First up was 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. Southern states opposed the 13th amendment and as a result the attempted to suppress the blacks by creating laws that limited the civil rights of blacks. This was their way of continuing control over their former slaves, but this was unacceptable to many. So the solution from

The southern states always believed that a strong federal government was a threat to local norms and laws as well as traditions. They believed that they should be able to move their property anywhere in the United States and not be taken away by the government. The people in the north believed in a strong federal government. Northerners believed that southerners should not have this right because it would violate the right of a free state to outlaw slavery within boundaries. The southern states believed that each state government should have more power, and should be able to make important decisions on its own. This issue emerged from the colonial days that took place with the debate of the population between the north and south over the U.S. Constitution. This submerged that the southern states, being less populated, were concerned that the highly populated northern states would use their influence to force their laws and traditions on the south through federal law influences. Basically, the south population believed that the states should have more control over their own destiny an infringement on their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness while northern side of the population believed the federal government should have more power to be able to address and deal with their own state level

The union vs. states rights New territories were being settled. The South wanted new territories to be admitted to the Union as Slave states. This was mainly to prevent the slaves from escaping to the free territories. However, the North believed that those new territories remain free. States Rights was the idea that these territories have the right to vote whether to be free or slave. Lincoln was elected president November 6,1860, whom had declared” Government cannot endure permanently half free and half slave. South Carolina immediately removed from the Union along with six other states to dorm the Confederate States of America(CSA). The South feared that Lincoln would free the slaves and take away their economy and way of life.A moral issue In the nineteenth century slavery was not a moral issue, but more of an economic issue first and a moral issue second. This was mainly because the South’s economic system was based solely on cotton which was produced by the slaves. If the slaves were taken away that would immediately bring the collapse of its socio- economic system. The whole concept of America becoming a country was based on all men being created equally, yet they allowed slavery because it was a major part of the economy.In conclusion Slaves were eventually free at the end of the Civil War with the ratifying of the Thirteenth amendment of the constitution. This was first passed December 6, 1865 later being ratified to

Multiple events since the birth the Nation has led to sectionalism which led to the Civil War. The southern states had the right to secede from

The southern states were a slave society, and were known to being the way of life. It was the root to everything in the south, and southerners were very protective about it. In the south southerners “feared that without slavery’s expansion, the abolitionist faction would come to dominate national politics and an increasingly dense population of slaves would lead to bloody insurrection and race war” (The American Yawp, Chap.13), and southerners did not want to jeopardize their way of life. The south would press on the notion that racial mixing and racial wars would break out, and that blacks were a threat to white supremacy. Besides the racial fears the south would speak out on, they also stressed that slaves were property, which entitles them to their owner. People in the south also used the bible to justify slavery because it was present in the bible. The southern states believed in the ‘mudsill’ theory. James Henry Hammond speech on the ‘mudsill’ theory explained the theory. Hammond and other pro slavery southerners defined slavery as a good thing. Paternalism was another justification, to influence their belief that slavery was a caring establishment. That south argued that they took care of their slaves, and that the north did not treat their workers with such

After the American Civil War, radical republicans in the north were trying to put the country back together in a manner that would allow freedoms for former African American slaves from the south. These radical republicans managed to give the former slaves new freedoms, and opportunities such as those seen with the creation of the Freedman’s Bureau in 1865, or with the 14th amendment being passed in 1868. Although the north had the intent to give African Americans more freedom, the south did what they could to constrict these freedoms. The south wanted to return things to how they were before the Civil War. One of the main ideals in the south during this time was state’s rights.

The southern states felt attacked when the Federal government placed a high tax on imported goods. (pg. 341). This became known as the tariff of abominations. (pg. 342). The southern states imported more goods than the norther states because they did not produce many finished goods required for everyday life. The southern states felt that this tax helped the northern states at their expense. The southern states exported unfinished goods to all over the world like cotton, tobacco, and sugar cane. South Carolina was once again the first to take action against this new tax. Politicians brought the problem up to congress and were able to get the tax reduced in 1832. (pg. 342). This reduction did not satisfy the southern states. They wanted the tax removed. Again the issue was brought to congress but it was not removed so South Carolina took radical action. The state legislature passed an act nullifying the federal law and refused to collect the tax at all of its ports. (pg. 342) So over the issue of a slave built economy a state government was over ruling the federal government. This is a major problem American politics. The federal government was created to have power over the state

1. 2 Define Civil Liberties; then define Civil Rights. How are they similar? How do they differ? Which civil sequence has more influence on your life as you know it to be now? Why do you believe this to be so?

When our founding fathers sat down to illustrate and create the foundation of the United States, they had many goals and ideals they set out to uphold. One of those is equality. It states clearly in our constitution that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” It can sometimes be a blurry line to if these ideals are still upheld in a rapidly changing and disunified country. This is where our civil sequences: Liberties and Rights, keep our country intact. 1 Both Civil Liberties and Rights are granted and defined in the Constitution. We must continue enforcing our civil sequences to maintain order for ourselves, our states,

The north and south have been arguing over slavery since 1787 when the constitution was first signed and our government as we know it came to be. Before the westward expansion in new unexplored territory began in the United States, it was understood that the Ohio River and Mason-Dixon line would be the boundary between free and slave states. Westward expansion was a very important thing to the United States during this time. The incorporation of new states in the newer, western territory made slavery a full-frontal concern of national politics. “As the free society of the North and the slave society of the South spread westward, it seemed politically expedient to maintain a rough equality among the new states carved out of western territories,” (Alchin, Linda). Balancing the amount of slave and free states was a significant matter to both the northern and the southern political leaders. When Alabama first joined the Union in 1819, it made the political power between free and slave states completely equal, which made political leaders from both sides happy.