The_Lyrical_Miracle
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Not very specific was that? What specific tariffs and goods are you talking about? If they were important enough to start a civil war, you shouldn't have any problem identifying exactly what they were.
Are you kidding?
The South saved money, and lowered their reliance on slavery, by free trade with Europe. The North, who also owned slaves, and relied less on free-trade with Europe, signed tariffs that would clearly and significantly negatively affect the South more than the North. The South didn't take kindly to this, along with the North's Emancipation (which ONLY freed black slaves in the Confederate army when it was made, black slaves in the north were fine!.. )
You probably didn't know that. Why would the north only care about black slaves in the south, and not free their own?
Clearly, it was a war maneuver, not any moral move. History is written by the victors. You bought into the propaganda hook, line, and sinker.