Slavery was legal in the “Union” before, during and after the civil war.
The EP did not free a single slave under Union control.
Slavery was certainly one of the big issues, but economics, distribution of political control, and States rights were the themes under which slavery was the detail.
The war was after secession. The Fedgov tolerated slavery, but not secession.
True (although I removed the parenthesis because it was nonsensical).
The EP did not free a single slave under Union control.
It wasn't meant to.
Slavery was certainly one of the big issues, but economics, distribution of political control, and States rights were the themes under which slavery was the detail.
Slavery was the raison d'être for the war between the states. Without which not. It was the wedge that the south drove between herself and her countrymen. It featured preeminently in EVERY decision that the south made.
The war was after secession. The Fedgov tolerated slavery, but not secession.
More like the union tolerated slavery, but not insurrection.
Actually NO slavery was not legal in the Union prior to the civil war.
IIRC nearly all the states including all the original 13 had statutes prohibiting slavery.
The newer states came into the Union as Free states, for instance Ohio Minn Indiana Wisc Oregon iowa Calif and Ill were all admitted as slave free states as was Kansas
can you name one of the ‘ Union’ states whose laws allowed slavery in 1961 or after?
The fed gov tolerated slavery inside a state because it had no authority to stop it.
The Republicans ran on banning slavery from the territories, as had previously been done via the Northwest Ordinance.
To prevent that legal restriction on slavery, the insurrection was begun by the slave power. They failed in their insurrection.
They and their supporters have been lying about the insurrection ever since.