I saw a video the other night about the origins of the Civil War. Although slavery was one of the top reasons, taxation was the primary reason (huge tariffs on imported items).
‘(huge tariffs on imported items).’
the northern and southern states had been going back and forth over tariffs since the beginning of the nineteenth century, including the so called Tariff of Abominations in 1828, without resorting to secession and coming to blows;try again...