Your right. The Union break up was all about money. How well could the "union" function without the southern states tax and spending base?
The North had the Industrial wherewithall and the transportation methods sewn up. The South had the raw materials, but no way to ship or market them without going through the North. This was the leading cause for secession. The North took advantage of the South's lack of industrialzation.I learned this last semester in my History 1700 class. This article is just another example of liberals rewriting history to match their own sordid agenda..