The slave population was more eager to end slavery than the south.

Question

Is this statement true or false?

Answer 1

That depends on how you define the South. Your statement presupposes that "the slave population" and "the South" were two separate entities, which I don't think is really accurate, since the enslaved people lived in the South. However, if by "the South" you mean "white southerners," then your statement is absolutely true. I hope I don't have to explain to you why enslaved people wanted to stop being enslaved. As for white Southerners, the plantation owners didn't want to stop profiting from the enslavement of these people, and the white people who didn't reap the profits of slavery directly still benefited from it by being above the lowest rung of society by default.