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Five myths about why the South seceded

  • Feb 25, 2011
  • 1 min read

1. The South seceded over states’ rights. 2. Secession was about tariffs and taxes. 3. Most white Southerners didn’t own slaves, so they wouldn’t secede for slavery. 4. Abraham Lincoln went to war to end slavery. 5. The South couldn’t have made it long as a slave society.

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