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Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:35 am to Stonehog
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That's the entire South. In some states 50% of the white population owned slaves.
That is not true. Between 5-10% owned slaves, which included Indians and other Blacks. Look it up.
Posted on 2/17/15 at 10:49 am to Stonehog
Slavery was certainly a major issue in the Civil War. The North was more of a manufacturing area, while the South was more agricultural. The textile industry in the North couldn't survive without the cotton from the South. The South's slavery allowed them to have cheaper labor, and thus sell a cheaper product to Europe. Economically it would have killed the North. Also, the idea that states rights should carry over into the North was a big issue.
The North knew that if the war went on too long that England and France would help the South for economic reasons. Thus the blockades of ports by the Union navy.
So, basically yeah, it was all about slavery....and everything that stemmed from it.
The North knew that if the war went on too long that England and France would help the South for economic reasons. Thus the blockades of ports by the Union navy.
So, basically yeah, it was all about slavery....and everything that stemmed from it.
Posted on 2/17/15 at 12:30 pm to Stonehog
Please post a citation for one of these states where 50% of the pop owned slaves...
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