re: Civil War... States Rights or Slavery

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Civil War... States Rights or Slavery

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The south left the union primarily due to the states right to make decisions. Primarily this was based on slavery. Slavery was a “cornerstone” of the south, as stated in most of the state constitutions they drew up.

The war itself happened due to the disagreement over fort Sumter and whether or not it was “union” or “confederate”.

The war aims of the south were to form their own union separate of the north.

The war aims of the north were to prevent this separation and retain the union. The north did not fight to end slavery, this was a byproduct of the war effort.