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by throw0101a
2617 days ago
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> Yes, war is complicated and slavery wasn't the only factor, but I understand it to have been the predominant one. From Mississippi's declaration of secession: > Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. * https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declarati... Doing a Ctrl-F and searching for "slavery" gives quite a few complaints (by most of the states) against the Federal government and the North on the subject. |
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