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They seceded from the Union. The war was started when the Union under Lincoln asserted that this was unacceptable. Which, in fairness, there had been no prior
by cykros 3y ago
They seceded from the Union. The war was started when the Union under Lincoln asserted that this was unacceptable. Which, in fairness, there had been no prior precedent for.
This is why many southerners know it as "The War of Northern Aggression."
- shkkmo 3y ago> This is why many southerners know it as "The War of Northern Aggression." That's called spin/branding. The initial acts of violence and aggression were taken by the southern states. The southern states could have chosen a legal or political solution. Instead the CSA decided to unilaterally succeed and then used violence to take a fort that they were unsuccessful in negotiating for.