Pretzel · 70-79, M
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Northwest · M
Why do some people claim the civil war in the South wasn't about slavery?
The civil war was not in the South. Battles were fought in Southern States, Northern States, Border and western territories.
And it was not about slavery, it was about preserving the Union on the Northern side, and state rights on the Southern side.
Eventually it resulted in the emancipation proclaiming.
Today, flying the Dixie Flag probably means you're racist, despite any excuses you may make.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@Northwest
Please read the Confederate Constitution = "The Confederate version used the word “slaves,” unlike the U.S. Constitution. One article banned any Confederate state from making slavery illegal. Another ensured that enslavers could travel between Confederate states with their slaves."
The North was not against slavery. It didn't want it to spread to the territories, which were to be reserved for Whites.
And it was not about slavery, it was about preserving the Union on the Northern side, and state rights on the Southern side.
Please read the Confederate Constitution = "The Confederate version used the word “slaves,” unlike the U.S. Constitution. One article banned any Confederate state from making slavery illegal. Another ensured that enslavers could travel between Confederate states with their slaves."
The North was not against slavery. It didn't want it to spread to the territories, which were to be reserved for Whites.
Northwest · M
@Diotrephes
Yes, slavery is mentioned throughout the Confederate Constitution. But the states that seceded were not banned from owning slaves.
Not sure why this is relevant. The Dred Scott Decision (1857) guaranteed that people can be treated as property no matter where they are in the USA.
Nevertheless, the initial primary aim in 1861 was strictly to preserve the Union. The dynamic shifted as the war progressed, and the ultimate victory resulted in the total eradication of slavery.
Please read the Confederate Constitution
Yes, slavery is mentioned throughout the Confederate Constitution. But the states that seceded were not banned from owning slaves.
Not sure why this is relevant. The Dred Scott Decision (1857) guaranteed that people can be treated as property no matter where they are in the USA.
Nevertheless, the initial primary aim in 1861 was strictly to preserve the Union. The dynamic shifted as the war progressed, and the ultimate victory resulted in the total eradication of slavery.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@Northwest
ICYMI, slavery is still legal in America. More and more States have made it illegal but the federal government could sell people as slaves if it wanted to. Of course the people would probably kill anyone who bought them and moved them into their homes as servants. But companies don't have that problem as long as their slaves are kept in prisons.
Nevertheless, the initial primary aim in 1861 was strictly to preserve the Union. The dynamic shifted as the war progressed, and the ultimate victory resulted in the total eradication of slavery.
ICYMI, slavery is still legal in America. More and more States have made it illegal but the federal government could sell people as slaves if it wanted to. Of course the people would probably kill anyone who bought them and moved them into their homes as servants. But companies don't have that problem as long as their slaves are kept in prisons.
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