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36. How did northerners and southerners view slavery?

Northerners believed slavery was an integral part of the southern economy and that it was better than wage labor.
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Many southerners did not rely on slave labor so they did not have strong opinions about it.
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.

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Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.

In the South, many people's entire livelihoods relied on agriculture and slave labor, so it was unimaginable not having it.

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