The North’s motivation for invading and fighting the War Between the States was partly nationalism and financial (US tariffs meant the South was a captive market for northern manufactures).
I’m generally sympathetic to your arguments. Consider that the Confederacy was loosely allied with Great Britain right up to the battle of Gettysburg where British observers discovered that supporting the Confederacy might be a lost cause. Lincoln had to consider that a vibrant Confederacy would give Great Britain another territorial foothold in the US.
I’m generally sympathetic to your arguments. Consider that the Confederacy was loosely allied with Great Britain right up to the battle of Gettysburg where British observers discovered that supporting the Confederacy might be a lost cause. Lincoln had to consider that a vibrant Confederacy would give Great Britain another territorial foothold in the US.
Good info. Thanks for adding to the article