Why did the North oppose slavery?

The Northern states opposed slavery for several reasons:

1. Moral and Ethical Reasons: Many people in the North, influenced by abolitionist movements, believed that slavery was immoral and inhumane.
2. Economic Differences: The North was largely industrialized and did not rely on slave labour, unlike the agrarian South that depended on slavery for its plantations.
3. Social Reform Movements: Religious groups and reformers in the North actively campaigned against slavery, seeing it as contrary to democratic and human rights principles.
4. The North supported Lincoln and his anti-slavery stance, which contributed to their opposition to slavery.