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Maraya1969

(23,489 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2015, 12:41 PM Jun 2015

My conservative brother told me at dinner last night that the civil [View all]

war was a war of aggression against the south. I tend to get excited and he stayed cool and collected so I was the one that lost.

Any good pages that explain why the war was because of slavery and something to debunk what he said? He said his wife always said that but she is from N. Carolina

Thanks in advance

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My conservative brother told me at dinner last night that the civil [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2015 OP

Doesn't get much better than this: JaneyVee Jun 2015 #1

That link is awesome (nt) apnu Jun 2015 #6

Of course it was a war of aggression against the South! The_Commonist Jun 2015 #2

The north was hostile to slavery daa Jun 2015 #3

That's not so clear cut. R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #12

Here you go, basic US history, 8th grade level. apnu Jun 2015 #4

revisionist history mercuryblues Jun 2015 #5

I'm doing research on the post-bellum period in America deutsey Jun 2015 #7

Introduce a few facts gratuitous Jun 2015 #8

"War of Northern Aggression?" rogerashton Jun 2015 #9

The Mississippi declaration of secession spells it out bluntly. Erose999 Jun 2015 #10

You will never win at this TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #11