The Differences Between The United States And The North...

During the 1800s The United States of America faced a great divide, with slave states concentrated in the South and free states occupying the North, both sides differed greatly. While the foundation of the South was built and relied on the principles of slavery, the North was vastly different in that the region was built upon a system of industry and manufacturing, where all workers were employed and gainfully compensated. Although these two regions of the country were supposed to stand united, this very apparent social and economic difference between the two regions prompted a silent and tense divide. This strong and polarizing divide prompted abolitionists of the North and slave owners of the South to project their views on subject of†¦show more content†¦A large part of the abolitionist movement stemmed from the Second Great Awakening which were Evangelical Protestant revivals that made a fast movement through the United States in the 1800s; the Great Awakening drasticall y improved both individual and communal morality (Brands, Breen, Williams, and Gross, pgs.269,280). These new ideas were central tenets in the Abolitionists beliefs that contributed to their core arguments supporting the elimination of slavery, two main factors or arguments used to fuel the Abolitionist cause were that slavery was inherently wrong both under moral and religious guises, and secondly economic productivity would increase with the elimination of slavery. The first and foundational argument that many abolitionists held, centered around the moral and religious ramifications on slavery. A majority of abolitionists viewed slavery as being wrong because it violated religious beliefs that god created all humans equally, therefore they should all be treated the same because the exploitation and abuse of slaves in the Bible violated basic teachings, Secondly the Declaration of Independence was used to bolster their arguments a direct quote from the document says â€Å"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness†( â€Å"The Declaration of Independence† 1), this foundational