> And the southern states absolutely did not want to adhere to the laws set by the northern states. To add to the sibling comments, the southern states hated s

> And the southern states absolutely did not want to adhere to the laws set by the northern states. To add to the sibling comments, the southern states hated states' rights when northern states were liberating escaped slaves within their jurisdiction. The Fugitive Slave Act immediately destroys any argument that the Civil War was about states' rights.