Re:The 'Dark Ages' Weren't as Dark as We Thought
by throw0101a on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:30AM
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> Yes, war is complicated and slavery wasn't the only factor, but I understand it to have been the predominant one.
From Mississippi's declaration of secession:
> Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth.
Doing a Ctrl-F and searching for "slavery" gives quite a few complaints (by most of the states) against the Federal government and the North on the subject.
From Mississippi's declaration of secession:
> Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth.
* https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declarati...
Doing a Ctrl-F and searching for "slavery" gives quite a few complaints (by most of the states) against the Federal government and the North on the subject.