Answer to Question #112129 in History for Joshua

Question

In the North antislavery sentiment took on new strength while in the South the Alabama legislature declared that the state would secede if a Republican became president.

Answer 1

If the South had been allowed to secede, both North and South could have benefited. The North would have evolved into a country with social and economic policies similar to those of Canada or northern European countries without the continuing drag of a large undeveloped and inefficient South.