The split had precious little to do with preserving slavery, and a lot more to do with who would profit from it.

The war was waged because the north wanted to impose steep tariffs which would harm the southern states economically while enriching and empowering the federal government. They didn’t really give a fuck about slavery until the war had waged on, and President Lincoln freed the slaves primarily as a strategic move, not as a moral one. Although rhetorically, he claimed much credit, and as time went on his views and the views of many evolved to recognize the evils of slavery, the initials reasons for the war had far more to do with an economic and political power struggle between different regions of the country. On the one hand, you had the southern states, who provided much of the goods needed for trade. On the other hand you had the northern states, who controlled the majority of the international trading ports. The war was a power struggle between these two groups, and slavery was abolished as an effect of the war, not as its initial purpose.

The confederacy had precious little to do with preserving slavery.

The war was waged because the north wanted to impose steep tariffs which would harm the southern states economically while enriching and empowering the federal government. They didn’t really give a fuck about slavery until the war had waged on, and President Lincoln freed the slaves primarily as a strategic move, not as a moral one. Although rhetorically, he claimed much credit, and as time went on his views and the views of many evolved to recognize the evils of slavery, the initials reasons for the war had far more to do with an economic and political power struggle between different regions of the country. On the one hand, you had the southern states, who provided much of the goods needed for trade. On the other hand you had the northern states, who controlled the majority of the international trading ports. The war was a power struggle between these two groups, and slavery was abolished as an effect of the war, not as its initial purpose.

You are 100% WRONG about the reasons for the war. It had precious little to do with preserving slavery.

The war was waged because the north wanted to impose steep tariffs which would harm the southern states economically while enriching and empowering the federal government. They didn’t really give a fuck about slavery until the war had waged on, and President Lincoln freed the slaves primarily as a strategic move, not as a moral one. Although rhetorically, he claimed much credit, and as time went on his views and the views of many evolved to recognize the evils of slavery, the initials reasons for the war had far more to do with an economic and political power struggle between different regions of the country. On the one hand, you had the southern states, who provided much of the goods needed for trade. On the other hand you had the northern states, who controlled the majority of the international trading ports. The war was a power struggle between these two groups, and slavery was abolished as an effect of the war, not as its initial purpose.