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Without secession there would have been no civil war. So did slavery influence secession? How about tariffs? Let’s consult the historical record...
South Carolina declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 19, mentions of tariffs = 0
Georgia declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 35, mentions of tariffs = 0
Mississippi declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 7, mentions of tariffs = 0
Texas declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 17, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Florida message to the Florida Secession Convention:
Florida Declaration
Mentions of slavery = 14, mentions of tariffs = 0
Alabama declaration of secession:
Alabama Ordinance of Secession - CivilWarWiki
Mentions of slavery = 9, mentions of tariffs = 1
Virginia declaration of secession:
The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States | Civil War Trust
Mentions of slavery = 1, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Arkansas message to the Arkansas Secession Convention:
Why Did Arkansas Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Louisiana secession commissioner message:
Why Did Louisiana Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Tennessee message calling for secession:
https://americancivilwar.com/documents/isham_harris.html
Mentions of slavery = 57, mentions of tariffs = 0
Slavery was legal and the USA already had slavery for about 85 years by 1860. By this time the South had turned it into a Billion dollar per year industry with the crops of cotton and tobacco. But the North could not grow these crops because of climate. You think they would have given up a legal billion dollar enterprise? LOL.Without secession there would have been no civil war. So did slavery influence secession? How about tariffs? Let’s consult the historical record...
South Carolina declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 19, mentions of tariffs = 0
Georgia declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 35, mentions of tariffs = 0
Mississippi declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 7, mentions of tariffs = 0
Texas declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 17, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Florida message to the Florida Secession Convention:
Florida Declaration
Mentions of slavery = 14, mentions of tariffs = 0
Alabama declaration of secession:
Alabama Ordinance of Secession - CivilWarWiki
Mentions of slavery = 9, mentions of tariffs = 1
Virginia declaration of secession:
The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States | Civil War Trust
Mentions of slavery = 1, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Arkansas message to the Arkansas Secession Convention:
Why Did Arkansas Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Louisiana secession commissioner message:
Why Did Louisiana Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Tennessee message calling for secession:
https://americancivilwar.com/documents/isham_harris.html
Mentions of slavery = 57, mentions of tariffs = 0
Slavery was legal and the USA already had slavery for about 85 years by 1860. By this time the South had turned it into a Billion dollar per year industry with the crops of cotton and tobacco. But the North could not grow these crops because of climate. You think they would have given up a legal billion dollar enterprise? LOL.Without secession there would have been no civil war. So did slavery influence secession? How about tariffs? Let’s consult the historical record...
South Carolina declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 19, mentions of tariffs = 0
Georgia declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 35, mentions of tariffs = 0
Mississippi declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 7, mentions of tariffs = 0
Texas declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 17, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Florida message to the Florida Secession Convention:
Florida Declaration
Mentions of slavery = 14, mentions of tariffs = 0
Alabama declaration of secession:
Alabama Ordinance of Secession - CivilWarWiki
Mentions of slavery = 9, mentions of tariffs = 1
Virginia declaration of secession:
The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States | Civil War Trust
Mentions of slavery = 1, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Arkansas message to the Arkansas Secession Convention:
Why Did Arkansas Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Louisiana secession commissioner message:
Why Did Louisiana Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Tennessee message calling for secession:
https://americancivilwar.com/documents/isham_harris.html
Mentions of slavery = 57, mentions of tariffs = 0
Slavery was legal and the USA already had slavery for about 85 years by 1860. By this time the South had turned it into a Billion dollar per year industry with the crops of cotton and tobacco. But the North could not grow these crops because of climate. You think they would have given up a legal billion dollar enterprise? LOL.Without secession there would have been no civil war. So did slavery influence secession? How about tariffs? Let’s consult the historical record...
South Carolina declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 19, mentions of tariffs = 0
Georgia declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 35, mentions of tariffs = 0
Mississippi declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 7, mentions of tariffs = 0
Texas declaration of secession:
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Mentions of slavery = 17, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Florida message to the Florida Secession Convention:
Florida Declaration
Mentions of slavery = 14, mentions of tariffs = 0
Alabama declaration of secession:
Alabama Ordinance of Secession - CivilWarWiki
Mentions of slavery = 9, mentions of tariffs = 1
Virginia declaration of secession:
The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States | Civil War Trust
Mentions of slavery = 1, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Arkansas message to the Arkansas Secession Convention:
Why Did Arkansas Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Louisiana secession commissioner message:
Why Did Louisiana Secede?
Mentions of slavery = 12, mentions of tariffs = 0
Governor of Tennessee message calling for secession:
https://americancivilwar.com/documents/isham_harris.html
Mentions of slavery = 57, mentions of tariffs = 0
Yep, slavery was one of the major root causes of the war. Desire to preserve the union was another cause. The Union fought largely to prevent secession. The Confederacy seceded largely to preserve slavery. The historical record attests to both these facts. It’s not a coincidence of history that the 13th amendment to the US Constitution, which outlawed slavery in all states, passed in 1865; and the war was also coming to an end in 1865. These two events are correlated because slavery was a major issue in the war.When Lincoln started the war, it was OK for the Union states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Jersey to keep slavery. As long as they remained loyal to the Union. During the war, Lincoln illegally made West Virginia a new State. And they could keep slavery too.
So like, was the war about slavery?
Yep, slavery was one of the major root causes of the war. Desire to preserve the union was another cause. The Union fought largely to prevent secession. The Confederacy seceded largely to preserve slavery. The historical record attests to both these facts. It’s not a coincidence of history that the 13th amendment to the US Constitution, which outlawed slavery in all states, passed in 1865; and the war was also coming to an end in 1865. These two events are correlated because slavery was a major issue in the war.When Lincoln started the war, it was OK for the Union states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Jersey to keep slavery. As long as they remained loyal to the Union. During the war, Lincoln illegally made West Virginia a new State. And they could keep slavery too.
So like, was the war about slavery?
At first Lincoln said the war was to preserve the Union. Then after well over a hundred thousand Union soldiers were dead, he needed something more compelling to keep suckering people to fight. So he changed the reason for his war. Now it was to free the slaves.Yep, slavery was one of the major root causes of the war. Desire to preserve the union was another cause. The Union fought largely to prevent secession. The Confederacy seceded largely to preserve slavery. The historical record attests to both these facts. It’s not a coincidence of history that the 13th amendment to the US Constitution, which outlawed slavery in all states, passed in 1865; and the war was also coming to an end in 1865. These two events are correlated because slavery was a major issue in the war.When Lincoln started the war, it was OK for the Union states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Jersey to keep slavery. As long as they remained loyal to the Union. During the war, Lincoln illegally made West Virginia a new State. And they could keep slavery too.
So like, was the war about slavery?
I think the honorable thing is for some people to be able, by law, to own other people.The Confederacy seceded because nothing in the Constitution prevented that. Of course they wanted to continue the billion dollar enterprise that was legal. The Confederate soldier fought because his land and homes were invaded by an army sent by a Tyrant.
What's more honorable, defending your homeland from a foreign invasion, or invading your neighbor because some Tyrant sent you?
It was USA law that made slavery legal.I think the honorable thing is for some people to be able, by law, to own other people.The Confederacy seceded because nothing in the Constitution prevented that. Of course they wanted to continue the billion dollar enterprise that was legal. The Confederate soldier fought because his land and homes were invaded by an army sent by a Tyrant.
What's more honorable, defending your homeland from a foreign invasion, or invading your neighbor because some Tyrant sent you?
Sounds like laws are not always honorable. For example are consumer protection laws honorable or dishonorable?It was USA law that made slavery legal.I think the honorable thing is for some people to be able, by law, to own other people.The Confederacy seceded because nothing in the Constitution prevented that. Of course they wanted to continue the billion dollar enterprise that was legal. The Confederate soldier fought because his land and homes were invaded by an army sent by a Tyrant.
What's more honorable, defending your homeland from a foreign invasion, or invading your neighbor because some Tyrant sent you?