The Tariff Was a Major Factor in Southern Secession

[mikegriffith1]

I finally managed to find a copy of my 2014 article on protective tariffs as a major cause of sectional strife and the Deep South's secession. I have substantially revised and expanded the article and have published it on my Civil War website. The article does not argue that the tariff was the main reason the Deep South seceded but that the tariff was the second-most-important cause of the first wave of secession. Orthodox Civil War historians, ignoring a mountain of contrary evidence, claim that the tariff was a minimal, minor, unimportant factor in secession. My article proves it was a significant factor.

The Tariff and Secession: Statements on the Tariff as a Major Factor in Sectional Strife and Southern Secession

 

[gtopa1]

I finally managed to find a copy of my 2014 article on protective tariffs as a major cause of sectional strife and the Deep South's secession. I have substantially revised and expanded the article and have published it on my Civil War website. The article does not argue that the tariff was the main reason the Deep South seceded but that the tariff was the second-most-important cause of the first wave of secession. Orthodox Civil War historians, ignoring a mountain of contrary evidence, claim that the tariff was a minimal, minor, unimportant factor in secession. My article proves it was a significant factor.

The Tariff and Secession: Statements on the Tariff as a Major Factor in Sectional Strife and Southern Secession

Of course it was.

The slavery thing was an afterthought and frankly a good one, but it does NOT negate the real reason: $$$$$$$$

Greg

 

[mikegriffith1]

Of course it was.

The slavery thing was an afterthought and frankly a good one, but it does NOT negate the real reason: $$$$$$$$

Greg

Slavery was the main reason the seven Deep South states seceded, but the tariff was arguably the second reason they did so.