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re: Do you think the Civil War was started over slavery?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:55 pm to mauser
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:55 pm to mauser
Yes. From Lincoln's second inaugural address:
One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war.
One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war.
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