RE: Events that Led to the Civil War: Slavery as an Economic Engine Not a Moal Isssue
June 23, 2015 at 2:05 pm
I thought there were soldiers at Ft Sumter because it was on American soil and wasn' t confederate until the war started.
The Cornerstone speech by the Vice President of the Confederate States is interesting. He mentions some economic reasons for the war but makes it clear that the continuation of slavery was the main issue.
Weird fact that I just discovered about my state. In NC it was against the law to teach an African American to read. Whites were fined 200 dollars if they were caught teaching blacks to read. African Americans were given a hundred lashes for the same offense.
The Cornerstone speech by the Vice President of the Confederate States is interesting. He mentions some economic reasons for the war but makes it clear that the continuation of slavery was the main issue.
Weird fact that I just discovered about my state. In NC it was against the law to teach an African American to read. Whites were fined 200 dollars if they were caught teaching blacks to read. African Americans were given a hundred lashes for the same offense.
