>>1666328>Abolition of slavery wasn't seriously debated until it could be used as a weaponIt was literally debated since the revolution. southerners are the ones who used it as a weapon. "if we can't have slaves then we'll just suck British cock"
>The war started over the fact that northern industry was failing and couldn't compete with industry in Europe. No, it started becuase the South spurged out about Lincoln.
>The south with it's exports to Europe was becoming a wealthy agricultural powerhouse while the north stagnated.The Northern industry was flourishing and diverse. Southerners tried to use their "king cotton" strategy during the civil war but France and Britain didn't play ball. Sucks relying on one industry.
Also, due to Southern reliance on agriculture and slavery, southerners had a severe lack of infrastructure and industry to supply the armies causing them to lose even harder.
>They imposed tariffs on exports which significantly stunted the economy of the southern states.They did it to limit slavery
>When confronted with the reality that the union was no longer beneficial for the southern statesOther way around, the South was a rural shithole that relied on slavery. The North had all the infrastructure. The South could not survive without the Northern economy.
