Correct. While slavery was one factor, there were several reasons.
Slaves are property...bought and paid for. The federal government wanted to seize the property of the slave owners and not compensate them for it. This violates the 4th amendment. It didn't matter that slavery itself is theft of wealth. The most abusive slave owners tended to be Democrats.
Slavery at the time was an accepted part of life. To judge it on today's values is a fallacy, known as a Presentism fallacy.
Other reasons were tariffs laid against southern States that the Northern State did not have to pay, simply because they were not as agrarian oriented as the South was. The South did not have the industrial goods like the North had. Dependence on slavery became their own undoing.
Slavery was already beginning to fade before the War broke out. Given time, it probably would have simply faded away on its own, at least in most cases.
Of course, now the Democrats want to make slaves of the American people.
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"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
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"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
Actually, it did...kinda.
The tariff was placed on British imports. 37% on some imported goods and 45% on imported raw materials. This led to Britain slapping a tariff on raw materials the South was exporting to Britain, placing the Southern States in a real financial bind. Cheap pitch and tar, sugar, and cotton was no longer viable to export to Britain. These were the southern industries at the time.
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
It's probably geared more to getting Taiwan Semi-Conductor to locate a Plant here in the US. (But, you probably already know this)
"Taiwan Semiconductor
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited, is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan.Wikipedia"
You should change your handle from 'Into the Night' to 'I'm a Space Cadet'.
"Worldwide chip shortage expected to last into next year ..."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wo...ks-11614020156
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
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"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
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"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
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"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
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[QUOTE=Jack;4266430]You should change your handle from 'Into the Night' to 'I'm a Space Cadet'.
"Worldwide chip shortage expected to last into next year ..."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wo...ks-11614020156
...deleted Holy Link...
There is no chip shortage. Intel fucked up. That's all. It's certainly not their first time, nor will it be the last.
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
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