Describe the Arguments and the Ways in Which the South

question 9

Essay

Describe the arguments and the ways in which the South reacted to antislavery arguments after the 1830s.

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Definitions:

Involuntary Stable Single

A person's state of being single not by choice but due to circumstances that make changing this status difficult.

Remarried

The act of entering into marriage again after a divorce or the death of a spouse.

Wife Died

The occurrence of a spouse who is female passing away.

Defense of Marriage Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1996 that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union between one man and one woman, and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. It was ruled unconstitutional in 2013.