The REAL Civil War:

Here's what the founding documents of the Confederacy had to say about the cause of the American Civil War

The Civil War has always been a contentious part of US history, and part of why it keeps coming up is that nobody can agree on what it was actually about. While most schools in the North teach that it was because of slavery, many schools in the South claim that it was about states' rights and government.

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This continues to be a problem as the country navigates the significance of Confederate flags and memorials, as well as when race is discussed moving forward.

Looking at contemporary sources, it is clear what the cause of the Civil War is. In Abraham Lincoln's words, "One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute."

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A better way to look at the issue is by reading the Confederacy's own documentation. The Civil War was prompted by the creation of the Confederate States, so what caused that separation? 🤔

The helpful thing when it comes to the Confederacy is that the states that left the Union announced precisely why they left. These reasons are included in their Declarations of Secession, as well as other founding documents. Therefore, there is no need to guess what they were thinking.

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South Carolina Declaration of Secession (1860)

"An increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery, has led to a disregard of their obligations.

A geographical line has been drawn across the Union, and all the States north of that line have united in the election of a man to the high office of President of the United States, whose opinions and purposes are hostile to slavery.

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