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Yes, Slavery Did Cause the Civil War, Part 4
Slavery and Society The Confederate states seceded, then, because they suspected Lincoln and the North would, sooner or later, abolish slavery. They clearly dreaded the end of slavery. I trust the previous posts have shown this, but there’s one last … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Taylor, cause of the Civil War, Lee Sandlin, Peter Kolchin, Racism, Slavery
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The Real Lost Cause
Because I’m up to my eyeballs grading midterms, I haven’t had a chance to finish my series on slavery as the cause of the Civil War. So, to entertain readers in the meantime, here’s a video of a talk by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, cause of the Civil War, Civil War, Gary Gallagher., Secession, Union
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Yes, Slavery Did Cause the Civil War, Part 3.
Slavery and Power Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution reads: Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Dred Scott v. Sanford, slave power conspiracy, Slavery, three-fifths clause
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Yes, Slavery Did Cause the Civil War, Part 2
The Ultimate Basis of Slavery But to begin at the very beginning, it is important to remember something I always tell my students: first and foremost, above and beyond all other considerations, slavery is based on violence. It is impossible … Continue reading
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Tagged Indentured servants, Slavery, Virginia
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The Myth of the Lost Cause
I suppose the first order of business is to establish just what this Lost Cause myth is. We’ll spend quite a number of blog pages explaining why it’s bogus. This overview is necessarily brief, but there are a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Caroline E. Janney, Secession, The Lost Cause
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The True Blue Federalist
The True Blue Federalist I was at my favorite pub a while back, and a conversation began that drifted toward Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. “Well you know,” said the guy on my right, “the war wasn’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Constitutional History, Jon Stewart, Libertarian
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