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It had nothing to do with slavery. The war was rooted in conflicts over tariffs...

Then why did none of the compromise solutions floated by southern leaders mention tariffs? They all dealth with only slavery. Why is slavery by far the single most often mentioned reason for secession in the 4 Declarations of the Causes of Secession? Why, if tariffs were such a bone of contention, was one of the first actions of the confederate congress to implement a tariff? One which, by the way, protected some southern industries and was theoretically unconstitutional?

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Then why did none of the compromise solutions floated by southern leaders mention tariffs?

Which time frame are you talking about? I'd certainly agree with you that towards the end of negotiations slavery became the central theme. It is hard to sound a rallying cry over tariffs but easy to do so over more tangible examples of your economic livelihood. Not to mention, it discouraged the French and the English from overt support.

The 'war over slavery' folks remind me of the moonbats that claim the war was sold as nothing but WMDs...when there were clearly other reasons given.