Make this situation happen:
A slave rebellion friendly to poor whites (perhaps incited by a white frontiersman) takes over the South.
The federal government moves in to regain control over the area. A rebellion regardless of the motives is against their interests, and the Northerners still disliked abolitionists at that point. Plus the rebels probably had to confiscate their weapons.
Thus, an emancipated South defends itself against an ambivalent North.
Bonus points if this actually occurs from a successful John Brown rebellion.
A slave rebellion friendly to poor whites (perhaps incited by a white frontiersman) takes over the South.
The federal government moves in to regain control over the area. A rebellion regardless of the motives is against their interests, and the Northerners still disliked abolitionists at that point. Plus the rebels probably had to confiscate their weapons.
Thus, an emancipated South defends itself against an ambivalent North.
Bonus points if this actually occurs from a successful John Brown rebellion.
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