To: P-40
Tax and tariff policies. So the book which inflamed opinions on both sides before the war was "Uncle Tom's Customs House"? Slavery wasn't the sole reason, but it was the primary reason.
73 posted on
02/21/2006 8:34:35 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Next Olympics I want wide track bobsledding. Four sleds on the track at once - like Ben Hur on ice.)
To: KarlInOhio
Slavery wasn't the sole reason, but it was the primary reason.
Slavery was one of a great many things leading to secession. It was also the one most exploitable to keep outside parties from joining in the war in an overt fashion.
81 posted on
02/21/2006 8:38:07 AM PST by
P-40
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