Back in the day before the Civil War, slaves were mistreated in ways no one would want to be treated. They would be considered as a property than a person even though they are also living human beings like the white folks. Bruises, sprained ankles, and new or past scars were the punishment made by their owners if the black folks don’t obey. The white men would rely on black people because they were useful, they would get the job done, and the owners wouldn’t have to break a sweat to accomplish a task. This led to a disagreement between the North and South. Slavery was such a big issue. The North was anti-slavery while the south was for slavery. In the end, the Southerners seceded from the Union because the North outnumbered the South, Lincoln became president, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published. The graphs in document two showed a huge difference between the North and South. The North was two times greater than the South in everything. In the population graph the North had about 23,000,000 people compared to the 8,000,000 Southerners. That’s a 15,000,000 difference in only population. They also had about a 1,500,000 difference in soldiers. The North had about 100,000 more factories than the South. Lastly, railroads was a big deal. Railroads was the main transportation technology …show more content…
Some Northerns either had slaves, didn’t care, or didn’t want slaves to end. Not until a woman name Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that changed the outlook of Northerners on slavery. The book was called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. It was “published the best-selling antislavery novel...in 1852” (Document 4). There was an audience of 1300 people who wanted to listen to the story being read. It changed some the Northerns. After they have read how a slave have been treated, they too wanted slavery to end. Abolitionists helped runaway slaves because they believe no one should be treated that way, and they deserve to be