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I have no intention of flaming you. The South seceded from the Union over the issue of slavery. That information wasn't gleaned from text books, but from my own study of history. You see, I actually took the time to read the various Articles of Secession, and every state explained why it was seceding. The first seven seceded before Lincoln was even sworn in as President. They wanted to maintain slavery, pure and simple.

Your beloved Confederate flag is stained with ooze from the charnel house in my eyes.

You see, I actually took the time to read the various Articles of Secession, [...] They wanted to maintain slavery, pure and simple.

Someone should tell the Georgians, who didn't think it that simple and devoted about half their document to harmful economic policies of the incoming administration.

The South seceded from the Union over the issue of slavery. That information wasn't gleaned from text books, but from my own study of history. You see, I actually took the time to read the various Articles of Secession, and every state explained why it was seceding.

As you have been informed previously, that is incorrect. Here is a breakdown of the existing secession documents from 13 states, a territory, and the indian tribes. As you can see, only a limited number of them cite slavery as their cause.

DOCUMENT	Slavery as a cause?	Other Causes?	Emphasis on Slavery?
South Carolina - SO	N	N	na
South Carolina - DofC	Y	Y	heavy
Mississippi - SO	N	N	na
Mississippi - DofC	Y	Y	heavy
Florida - SO	N	N	na
Alabama - SO	N	Y	none
Georgia - SO	N	N	na
Georgia - DofC	Y	Y	heavy
Louisiana - SO	N	N	na
Texas - SO	N	Y	none
Texas - DofC	Y	Y	heavy
Virginia - SO	N	Y	none
Arkansas - SO	N	Y	none
North Carolina - SO	N	N	na
Tennessee - SO	N	N	na
Missouri - SO	N	Y	none
Kentucky - SO [r]	N	Y	none
Arizona - SO [t]	N	Y	none
Cherokee - DofC	Y	Y	light
Choctaw et al - AofC	N	Y	none

KEY:

SO = Secession Ordinance
DofC = Declaration of Causes

AofC = Articles of Confederation with the CSA

[r] = adopted in a rump convention separate from the state legislature's

[t] = adopted by a territorial government

Total Documents: 20

Documents listing slavery as a cause: 5

Documents with heavy emphasis on slavery as a cause: 4

Documents listing causes other than slavery: 13

Documents only stating causes other than slavery: 8

Let me suggest you read the TEXAS articles of secession.
They listed a lot more reasons than slavery!