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re: Do you think the Civil War was started over slavery?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:27 pm to Roger Klarvin
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:27 pm to Roger Klarvin
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It doesn't surprise anyone that you think this.
Not in the least.
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Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:28 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Here is how the Brits handled ending slavery on a more peaceful note...
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The Act provided for compensation for slave-owners who would be losing their property. The amount of money to be spent on the compensation claims was set at "the Sum of Twenty Millions Pounds Sterling".[12] Under the terms of the Act, the British government raised £20 million (£69.93 billion in 2013 pounds)[13] to pay out in compensation for the loss of the slaves as business assets to the registered owners of the freed slaves.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:46 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Alexander Stephens articulated several grievances against the Federal Government. But the issue of the expansion or prohibition of slavery in the new territories to the West was what brought things to a head. The Republican Party was against the spreading of slavery. Southern states began seceding as a result of Lincoln's electoral victory. SC then fired on Ft. Sumter. Lincoln declared the Southern states in a state of rebellion and war ensued.
The slavery issue led to secession, which triggered the shooting war. Sure, the South didn't like the tariff, but they didn't secede over federal tax policy.
The slavery issue led to secession, which triggered the shooting war. Sure, the South didn't like the tariff, but they didn't secede over federal tax policy.
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