[WhiskeyPapa]

You are saying, for example, that the struggle over "states rights" had little to do with the civil war?.....

The only state's right at issue was slavery.

Although the northern states were a little torqued off over the Fugitive Slave Act, which made a mockery of states' rights.

Walt

[rmvh]

Re your # 299...The only state's right at issue was slavery.

There were many salient issues involving state's rights versus the federal government which in turn contributed to the war: These included the imposition and impact of various tarrifs...Banking regulations and conflicts....Indian affairs(a major problem of the times). Source Columbia Encylopedia..6th ed.