I'm sorry Texas, but I don't see it like that at all. The South had an agrarian economy that depended on slave labor for it's existence, the North never had a demand for slaves. It was very easy to be an abolitionist in the North. They did however have a long history of indentured servitude and near slavery in manufacturing.
The nation was originally designed for the States to have the bulk of the power. That changed over time. Slavery was not the only point of contention either. Tariffs on imports hurt the South while helping the manufacturing North.
The leaders of the South plainly told the NOrth what would happen if they did not change course. They took the legal step of leaving the Union when they refused to abide by the Constitution.
The South did not start the war, had no intention of war. The first ground action was initiated by the North.
They won't listen to the truth the so called Conservatives belive everything they hear out of leftest hitstory books people like me and you our nothing david Duke's too them
Rawle's book is virtually the bible of state right's and strict construction and consitiuational theory his book cleary says Secessions was the right of states