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Slavery as a Cause for Secession (at SlaveryTalk)

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So what if the war was about slavery?

The Issue of States Rights

The Southern states maintained the Federal government had no authority to outlaw slavery because it should be a matter of state law. Unionists believed there were some issues that the Federal government would be the ultimate authority on.
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If Southerners supported "states rights" then why did they push so hard for fugitive slaves laws in the 1850s which are contrary to states rights?

Southern Economy & Tariffs Promoted Disunion

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Money, Money, Money Makes the Secession Go Round

The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

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Sectional Party of 1860

Southern Declarations of Secession

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Happy birthday!

Additional Discussion on Secession

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The Real Cause of Secession

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David Ireland
Secession Conventions
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Did the Secessionists Want War?
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wausaubob
Rhea Cole
In 1861, What Two Questions About Secession Would You Ask?
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The Real Cause of the Civil War: In 1860, Southern Plantation Owners owed $1 billion+ to NY Banks
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What book best covers attempts to make a compromise to prevent southern secession?
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Why didn't the South Wait?
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Arkansas Resolutions, March 20, 1861
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trice
Rusk County Avengers
Is Texas v. White ironclad proof of secession's illegality?
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OpnCoronet
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Election Day 1860 - VOTE NOW
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GwilymT
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Breckinridge Democratic Platform
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Tariffs as the “Cause”
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Tariffs Forced Southern States to Secede
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CWH1234
The Presidential Election of 1860
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Potomac Pride
gentlemanrob
Governor Francis W. Pickens - South Carolina's Governor
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gentlemanrob
CWH1234
Economy by the southern states
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David Ireland
Lincoln and Jefferson
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The Doctrine of State’s Rights by Jefferson Davis
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Impeach James Buchanan!
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Father of Secession - Robert Barnwell Rhett
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Why wasn't secession about tariffs?
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What Was the Main Cause of the Civil War? (poll)
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Why Did The States Have Large Struggles?
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Secession
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Texas Ordnance and President Roberts
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Virginia Ordnance of Secession and President Janney
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unionblue
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It probably was cotton, after all.
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From The Pulpit: A Southern Preacher Argues Secession
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Mississippi River Flood Control 1812-1865
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trice
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John J. Crittenden and his Compromise
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Thomas Corwin and his amendment
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