The prosperity of the 1850s aggervated the disions over slavery. Areas in western North Carolina grew less cotton and more wheat, which meant that those areas needed slaves less than they had in the past.
North Carolina and Abolition
After the War of 1812, North Carolinans and other Americans argued the great question of the day: Should slavery be contiued? In 1820, North Carolina's ledarship supported a compromise that allowed slavery to spread across the South but not the North.
North Carolinans and the Mexican War
While North Carolina worked hard to hand to shed its Rip Van Wrinkle image in the 1830s and 1840s, many Americans rushed to the American West to settle new lands and set up new lives.
The 1860 Election
Although North Carolina was divided over slavery, the state would not side with the North. In 1860, the Republican Party, a new political orgnization the replaced the Whig Party, nominated Abraham Lincon of Illinois as its candidate for president.
The Failure of Unionism
North Carolina, however, hesitated to join the Confederacy. Since cotton and slaves were not as widespread in the state, Unionists (those leader who wanted to staay in the Union) were influential.
North Carolina and Abolition
After the War of 1812, North Carolinans and other Americans argued the great question of the day: Should slavery be contiued? In 1820, North Carolina's ledarship supported a compromise that allowed slavery to spread across the South but not the North.
North Carolinans and the Mexican War
While North Carolina worked hard to hand to shed its Rip Van Wrinkle image in the 1830s and 1840s, many Americans rushed to the American West to settle new lands and set up new lives.
The 1860 Election
Although North Carolina was divided over slavery, the state would not side with the North. In 1860, the Republican Party, a new political orgnization the replaced the Whig Party, nominated Abraham Lincon of Illinois as its candidate for president.
The Failure of Unionism
North Carolina, however, hesitated to join the Confederacy. Since cotton and slaves were not as widespread in the state, Unionists (those leader who wanted to staay in the Union) were influential.