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To: PMCarey

The war was not about freeing blacks, was not about slavery at all. It was about Northern envy of the opulence, politeness and charm it saw in such Southern cities as New Orleans, Richmond, Savannah, Charleston and Mobile. It was a war of envy, a war to increase federal power (which had it's roots in Jacksonianism) and a war to protect northern industry at the expense of Southern industy.


111 posted on 01/06/2006 1:06:58 PM PST by AzaleaCity5691 (The enemy lies in the heart of Gadsden)
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To: AzaleaCity5691
The war was not about freeing blacks

Agreed.

was not about slavery at all.

Delusional.

114 posted on 01/06/2006 1:08:23 PM PST by PMCarey
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To: AzaleaCity5691
...and a war to protect northern industry at the expense of Southern industy.

What southern industry?

282 posted on 01/06/2006 6:03:07 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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