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The guy is an idiot. The Civil War was most certainly fought over slavery. Call it states rights if you want but it was over THAT state right, not any other.

Slavery was one reason, and the reason that served to motivate many people up north.

Another big reason was economics. The South sold most of their cotton to England, and imported much British goods, which were subject to tariffs. The tariff revenue was disproportionately spent on projects up North. The federal government was willing to allow the South autonomy to practice slavery, as long as they continued to pay tariffs.

As Patrick Henry predicted in the Constitutional debates:

"This government subjects every thing to the Northern majority. Is there not, then, a settled purpose to check the Southern interest?... How can the Southern members prevent the adoption of the most oppressive mode of taxation in the Southern States, as there is a majority in favor of the Northern States?"

Through 1845, the southern states had paid 77% of the taxes while constitutionally the northern states owed 56% to their 44.

From the other end of the spectrum, Marx and Engels noted:

"The war between the North and the South is a tariff war. The war is further, not for any principle, does not touch the question of slavery, and in fact turns on the Northern lust for sovereignty."

Have you ever heard of Marx, Engels, Henry? MORONS! (Princess Bride reference) Of course high school FR trolls know better centuries later.