Differing Views on Slavery
A pro-slavery mob who were compelled enough to fight for the right of having slaves, depicted attacking the town of Lawrence, Kansas.
In result of contrasting views on slavery, conflicting groups clashed both violently and politically.
North
- Fugitive Slave Act upset many Northerners
- Compelled them to help smuggle slaves out of South
- Enacted Personal Liberty Laws to try to combat cruel laws benefiting slavery
- Thought that spread of slavery would endanger the legitimacy of the country
- Were unwilling to fight for slavery at first but decided to out of necessity
- Felt that slavery could not coexist with the words of the Declaration of Independence
- Both sides clash in Kansas to decide state's future as a free or slave state
South
- Southerners view slavery as integral to society and their lifestyle
- Willing to fight for slavery to preserve their way of life
- Believed that emancipation was virtually impossible and impractical
- Saw protection of slavery as noble act, evident from Brooks attacking Sumner