Cause the guy asking for their "agreement" had a sword held to their necks.
You're squirming around like a rat in a trap.
A lot of things happened before the rebels were willing to resume their allegiance to the lawful government.
And many peace feelers were made. But the discussion always came round to a discussion of slavery.
Tariffs were not an issue.
Walt
Much to the contrary, Walt. I'm pointing out the idiocy of your arguments. Finding yourself unable to recover, you turn to calling names an projecting your own situation onto others.
Like it or not, the south went back into the union at gunpoint. The terms of reentry were settled in a similar fashion.