USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Slavery was an integral part of southern life. Many southern politicians, journalists, and economists began to argue that the northern free labor system harmed society more than slavery did. Southerners claimed that enslaved people were healthier and happier than northern wage workers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many northern business leaders also favored slavery because they profited from it. Many white southerners supported not only the continuation but also the expansion of slavery. The southern economy and way of life largely depended on enslaved labor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most northerners did not doubt that black people were inferior to whites, but they did doubt the benevolence of slavery. The voices of Northern abolitionists, such as Boston editor and publisher William Lloyd Garrison, became increasingly violent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The North wanted to block the spread of slavery. They were also concerned that an extra slave state would give the South a political advantage. The South thought new states should be free to allow slavery if they wanted.