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re: Do you think the Civil War was started over slavery?

Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:19 am to
Posted by NewbombII
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Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:19 am to
flat out no way 25% of southerners owned slaves...
Posted by stevengtiger
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Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:23 am to
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flat out no way 25% of southerners owned slaves...


If you took out the amount of families that owned one or two, then you would be correct. If you add families that owned just one, then the number would likely be above or very near 25%.
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:27 am to
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flat out no way 25% of southerners owned slaves...


That's the entire South. In some states 50% of the white population owned slaves.

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