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I just had an interesting discussion. My view on this topic has been evolving for years. Not so much because of the facts (slavery was clearly the point of contention). But mainly on the black and white nature of the reasons that it is often treated in academia. This is hardly an acceptable thing to do...as war is not a black and white issue.
So I have a few thoughts and critical thinking questions that came out of said discussion.
1) The Civil War: what was the cause?
2) Why?
If you say slavery: why was slavery the cause? It wasn't that it was a "moral issue." Not that alone. Why was the North Opposed to slavery and the south not? What outlined that?
If you say States Rights...the States Rights to what? Well not own slaves. Obviously. States didn't own slaves. But it would have been about the states right to determine laws and regulate their economies. Right? And the war settled the debate on who was the final authority...federal or state government.
So the critical thinking:
Had slavery been a non issue (be it because the lack of moral objection...or had the south industrialized and determined that slavery was antiquated and no longer needed it)...was there anything that we would have potentially fought over? Something that the state vs the federal government would have brought us to war over? If so...what?
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So I have a few thoughts and critical thinking questions that came out of said discussion.
1) The Civil War: what was the cause?
2) Why?
If you say slavery: why was slavery the cause? It wasn't that it was a "moral issue." Not that alone. Why was the North Opposed to slavery and the south not? What outlined that?
If you say States Rights...the States Rights to what? Well not own slaves. Obviously. States didn't own slaves. But it would have been about the states right to determine laws and regulate their economies. Right? And the war settled the debate on who was the final authority...federal or state government.
So the critical thinking:
Had slavery been a non issue (be it because the lack of moral objection...or had the south industrialized and determined that slavery was antiquated and no longer needed it)...was there anything that we would have potentially fought over? Something that the state vs the federal government would have brought us to war over? If so...what?
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