Question

HELP

Summarize two reasons why Northerners would be concerned about the spread of slavery to new states. Write 1 sentence for each reason.

Answer 1

There was a minority of northerners called abolitionists who were vocal about ending slavery. Abolitionists believed slavery was morally wrong, some favored a gradual end to slavery, while others wanted to outlaw it all at once.

Answer 2

American attitudes to slavery were complex with much disagreement; however, before emancipation, many northerners felt guilty about slavery and white southerners expected federal protection of the “peculiar institution.” These feelings, which directly influenced many people's choices leading to secession and Civil War

Step-by-step explanation: