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Why did many northerners oppose it
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Why did many northerners oppose it

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To the North slavery was morally wrong & cruel. But, also with the South pushing the expansion of slavery, the North felt as if it was taking more jobs away from the whites. Only about 25% of people owned slaves by 1860.
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