History of Demo/Rep party - Very informative

[FighttheFuture]

5. No, the civil War was about Slavery, ultimately. The South which was dependent on Slavery for

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its economic system could not afford to loose them. The North, evolving for years without Slaves had developed other means of productive labor; mainly people being paid for their work. Slavery was an issue in this country since its founding, especially on the expansion of the country to the West, as the video explained. The North was very much against allowing the inclusion of Slavery into the Western expansion. This was a primary catalyst for Secession, and the ensuing conflicts that led to the Civil War.

As for what you say about Lincoln, I see little relevance to what is presented. I am not going to argue against your facts presented in the most seedy way possible. He was, like all men, and politicians especially, a product of his times. Rather I will point what he ultimately accomplished: the preservation of the Union, abolition of Slavery, and his plans for a forgiving and productive reconstruction. This has placed Lincoln, by most scholars, as the greatest American President we have ever had. Followed by either Washington or FDR; opinions vary.

It's a real tragedy that his plans for reconstruction and forgiveness was cut short by his assassination. The South's and this country lost so much because of that, even though many in the South cheered his death. The South, staying ignorant and stupid ever since. Very sad.