• mommykink@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Civil War didn’t begin over slavery but the South seceded over slavery. It’s complex but yeah Lincoln was originally ambivalent towards abolition in 1861.

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      1 year ago

      The civil war absolutely begin over slavery. What do you think started it if not for slavery? The south succeeded over slavery issues. The south fired on Fort Sumter because they succeeded. It all stemmed from the political fight over slavery.

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        1 year ago

        Did you read my comment at all? The Civil War started over slavery 100%, but the Union didn’t go to war to abolish slavery, they wanted to preserve the Union