A majority of Confederate leaders and Southerners in general were willing to end slavery to preserve the South’s independence.
Most Confederate soldiers weren't slaveholders and a majority of Confederate officers weren't slaveholders either. 2 out of every 3 Southern families were not involved at all with slaveholding. and only 10 percent of Southern citizens held title to slaves.
And General Lee was personally against slavery too.
However, southern Democrats didn’t end the practice and kept pushing for years leading up to the war to keep their slaves. Then after the way, Democrats kept trying to keep black people under their heel.
Slavery wasn’t the only reason for war, but it was a very big part of it. You can argue it’s about their money, but you’d be neglecting how the south was able to compete; which is slavery. It makes money. I mean hell, look at China.
You're absolutely right. We have the benefit of hindsight and historical documentation on this one, but I can imagine the vast majority of Southerners at the time didn't care one way or another about slavery and were much more concerned with trying to live their lives without the overreach of the federal government.
It was never about slavery.
Yes it was. Slavery just wasn’t the only reason.
A majority of Confederate leaders and Southerners in general were willing to end slavery to preserve the South’s independence.
Most Confederate soldiers weren't slaveholders and a majority of Confederate officers weren't slaveholders either. 2 out of every 3 Southern families were not involved at all with slaveholding. and only 10 percent of Southern citizens held title to slaves.
And General Lee was personally against slavery too.
However, southern Democrats didn’t end the practice and kept pushing for years leading up to the war to keep their slaves. Then after the way, Democrats kept trying to keep black people under their heel.
Slavery wasn’t the only reason for war, but it was a very big part of it. You can argue it’s about their money, but you’d be neglecting how the south was able to compete; which is slavery. It makes money. I mean hell, look at China.
You're absolutely right. We have the benefit of hindsight and historical documentation on this one, but I can imagine the vast majority of Southerners at the time didn't care one way or another about slavery and were much more concerned with trying to live their lives without the overreach of the federal government.
Lincoln started the war because he wanted the tariff money and knew that the south would flourish if they succeeded. Slavery had nothing to do with it
Secession was about slavery. The war was about preventing secession, not ending slavery.