[DiogenesLamp]

It is mostly crap. The South was becoming an economic backwater compared to the North. They were falling behind in population and representation in Congress. The only way to keep up was creating more slave states to maintain some parity in the Senate.

Allow me to educate you. You have clearly learned a lot of incorrect information.

The South was an economic powerhouse. It produced 72% of the Nation's federal revenue, even though it had 1/4th the population of the North. The South would have been far wealthier if it hadn't been required to send money to the North.

It's lack of representation in congress is why it was taxed so heavily compared to the North, and it is why it finally realized it would never get a fair shake economically because the Northern coalition controlled congress, and they liked the fact the South was paying most of the bills.

As far as "expansion" of slavery, that was impossible. There was no place that slavery could expand into. All lands suitable for plantation farming were already cultivated, and all western lands were at that time, unsuitable for farming.

We can only grow cotton in West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California due to modern irrigation systems that didn't exist back then, and wouldn't exist for another 50 years.

So the claim that slavery would "expand" was just a lie.

[rxh4n1]

“So the claim that slavery would “expand” was just a lie.”

What in hell do you think the fight over slavery in Kansas was about? Expanding slavery was what it was about.

[rxh4n1]

“We can only grow cotton in West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California”

Slavery was not just about cotton. That’s a tired stereotype.

[rxh4n1]

The root of thesecession movement was not about taxes and tariffs. It was slavery. No other issue in US history was as inflammatory as slavery, even polygamy didn’t come close. Sure, I’m gonna go to my pro-tariff neighbors house and butcher him and his sons with home made swords. Good grief.