[DiogenesLamp]

The southern states were prosperous and the north was hording the tax revenue from that prosperity. Taxation but little representation.

Pea Ridge and others have posted articles giving me much greater insight into the causes and conflicts occurring during the buildup to the Civil War.

He points out that New York businessmen of the time were horrified at the low Tariffs the seceded Southern ports were allowing for goods. They thought it would utterly wreck their businesses in New York.

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Thanks D. I’m no expert...