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In reply to the discussion: The truth about the Civil War's cause in 2 sentences and relating it to today's political landscape [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)25. The primary reason for the secession of South Carolina was
an effort by a small number of South Carolina businessmen to restart the trans Atlantic slave trade which was made illegal in 1807.
This group, called the Fire Eaters, were unsuccessful passing legislation and hijacked the South Carolina government into secession.
This move was actually opposed by the 'intellentsia' of the slave holders who opposed it in the Confederate Constitution Convention.
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas all resisted secession and only seceded after fighting started with the firing on Fort Sumter.
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The truth about the Civil War's cause in 2 sentences and relating it to today's political landscape [View all]
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2022
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Whole lot of bullshit coming...that needs to be detected and avoided...Social media...detect and avoid!
Alexander Of Assyria
Nov 2022
#1
Tik Tok is the same, only worse, because all info goes to a server in China, so they can interject
AZLD4Candidate
Nov 2022
#2
And both the rich slave owners and the poor cannon foder believed "Christian" leaders starting ...
Botany
Nov 2022
#4
As was the First World War and a a few others before and since...also owners of big media, so
Alexander Of Assyria
Nov 2022
#7
And to this day I think JFK was killed because by 1963 he had come to the conclusion that ...
Botany
Nov 2022
#10
I definitely think Civil Rights had a Major, if not The Major cause of...
electric_blue68
Nov 2022
#35
Teachers are being muzzled by parents and school boards for this very reason.
lindysalsagal
Nov 2022
#11
Yes, and during the Cold War they told us the Russians were coming to take our food
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2022
#16
Er... Hitler was waging an Authoritarian, Anti-Semetic, Anti other vunerable populations...
electric_blue68
Nov 2022
#34