We've been following the series on the History Channel titled America: The Story Of Us with interest. We just finished the episode leading up to the start of the Civil War and I have a question.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T IN ANY WAY TRYING TO BE INFLAMMATORY. I WOULD LIKE INFORMED AND TOLERANT DISCUSSION ONLY. ANYTHING ELSE AND I'LL DELETE THE ENTIRE THREAD.
Growing up, I remember being taught in American history class that the overall cause of the South seceding from the Union was over the presumed loss of the individual "states' rights". That the states making up the South would be told by the North what was legal and what was not, and also how to administer their own individual governments under the umbrella of the Federal government. As I understand it, the largest part of the "states' rights" issue did involve the question of slavery, but that wasn't the only thing that spurred the two factions to war.
This episode put it that the hideous practice was the only motivating factor. Did you learn the same or something different?
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T IN ANY WAY TRYING TO BE INFLAMMATORY. I WOULD LIKE INFORMED AND TOLERANT DISCUSSION ONLY. ANYTHING ELSE AND I'LL DELETE THE ENTIRE THREAD.
Growing up, I remember being taught in American history class that the overall cause of the South seceding from the Union was over the presumed loss of the individual "states' rights". That the states making up the South would be told by the North what was legal and what was not, and also how to administer their own individual governments under the umbrella of the Federal government. As I understand it, the largest part of the "states' rights" issue did involve the question of slavery, but that wasn't the only thing that spurred the two factions to war.
This episode put it that the hideous practice was the only motivating factor. Did you learn the same or something different?
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