“It began mainly as a war against Southern rebellion but ended, at least in Northern minds, as a war to free the slaves — just as we were taught in school.”
It began mainly as a war against Southern rebellion but ended, at least in Northern minds, as a war to free the slaves — just as we were taught in government schools.
There. Fixed it for you.
Local schools, I went to many different in several states.
None taught that Lincoln had horns & tail or invaded the South to take their money but leave slaves in chains, which is what you would have us fantasize.