[fortheDeclaration]

Because slavery was weakening the farther North you went. Mr FTD claimed that (no slavery) = (no war).

You can't really be that simplistic a thinker can you?

No slavery, no secession.

It was the slave states that chose to depart.

However,because not all the slave states chose not do so, doesn't make slavery any less a reason for the war for those that did secede

[Gianni]

You can't really be that simplistic a thinker can you?

Apparently you are: No slavery, no secession.