Question

What did southern democrats want

Answer 1

Southern Democrats seceded and fought in the Civil War for a variety of political and ideological reasons. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the envisioned political and economic systems in the North and South were markedly different. Much of the tension between the Southern Democrats and their political opponents in the North was fueled by the subject of slavery.

Answer 2

The Southern Democrats had a variety of political and ideological motivations for seceding and participating in the Civil War. The desired political and economic systems in the North and South had stark differences by the middle of the 19th century. The issue of slavery stood as the source for much of the conflict between the Southern Democrats and their political opposition in the North.