[muawiyah]

Canadians imagine that a group of rebels could just take off and steal millions of acres of land previously owned directly by the US government (formed into states at a later time) ~ and get away with it.

Things aren't done that way.

[Bulwyf]

I think if you delved a little deeper into the history of the civil war, you’d find out some interesting things.

I wouldn’t even consider the southerns rebels, as a matter of fact, given the nature of their beliefs, I would say they are more in line with being Americans and belief in the constitution then the other way around with the north at the time. The north wanted to spread it’s influence, wanted things done their way, centralize government. Long list of other things, but bread and butter of it was, it was a war against tyranny from the north.