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Will somebody answer why slavery was allowed in maryland and deleware, two union states... and don't give me the crap about "but there were riots, they ALMOST succeeded",

Their regiments did just as much raping, pillaging, and murdering as any of the other massive hordes that invaded the south.

I'm not sure why you're asking me this.

My take on the Civil War is that the South was not necessarily fighting to keep slavery, but that slavery was the most prominent issue that brought the rift between regions to a head. The intense pressure from the North to abolish slavery led to Southern states seeing their sovereignty threatened.

It is quite clear that there were supporters of slavery in the North (or at least, many who were apathetic to it) and there were many who were against slavery in the South. However, once the States were set at odds over that and other issues, regional and cultural loyalties far outweighed views on slavery.