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The civil war was not fought over slavery. The union chose to free the slaves because it hurt the south economically more than it hurt the north economically.
by flagsrule 4y ago
The civil war was not fought over slavery. The union chose to free the slaves because it hurt the south economically more than it hurt the north economically.
- ffggffggj 4y agoSorry, this is simply not true. The declarations of secession explicitly spell this out. You are welcome to read them yourself, here is one for example https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp Mississippi’s is even more explicit https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp - “Our position is thoroughly identified with slavery — the greatest material interest of the world” The civil war was fought because slave states wanted to force slavery on other parts of our country, outside their own borders.