. . .which is why the “War Between the States” is probably the best nomenclature here on FR:
“The War of Northern Aggression” overlooks the fact that the CSA fired the first shots in an attempt to dislodge the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter.
“The Civil War” accepts the unitary-state abrogation of the Tenth Amendment that the Northern position entailed.
WBTS gives a nod to the correct position of the CSA on states rights, while not being so pro-Southern as to invoke the (false) accusation of being pro-slavery.
I agree.
With reservations as to whether the extreme states-rights position of the seceding states was correct. This is a matter of opinion, not fact.
However, it is a matter of fact that most southerners believed they were fighting primarily for their state and its rights, which means the term has a southern tinge, which is fair enough since they started the war.
Few of the soldiers from New York believed they were fighting primarily for NY.
“of being pro-slavery.”
or pro-monopoly/industry/high control or a combination thereof