Ahahahahahaha
Lincoln said if he could preserve the Union with slavery he would
Lincoln didn't want to jeopardize support from vital border states like Maryland which had slaves.
It had been an issue for a long time standing
Both you have no idea what you are talking about
Like I said **politically** it was the main cause but most Union and Confederate troops didn’t care
Look at the songs of the war
Just regurgitating shit you read on /pol/
Only a few mention slavery
Nobody is suggesting that it wasnt an issue, just that it wasn't for the average person and wasn't made a political issue until 1863.
I’m taking more issue with Zexy
It definitely was an issue for the political elite of the South however.
Yes
Because she keeps pulling this date out of her ass
Ignoring that slavery had been a force of tension in congress for a long time
My point is that the citizenry didn’t care much, the elites did especially in the south
I have clarified twice that it's the date of the Emancipation Proclamation.
You are still pulling it out of your ass
The Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t the end of slavery
Because it makes no sense
Yeah, it was a political statement.
You act as if the Missouri compromise never happened
It was merely a political and strategic move
It really didn't mean anything materially.
Slavery was a source of tension for much before 1863
Otter you're free to screech in the background offering nothing of value or substance. Just note I'm mainly talking to Fish.
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the 9 remaining confederate stayes
States
Slavery was a contested political battle back in Jefferson’s presidency. But it definitely escalated in 1863
So you can stop being a petulant child and admit you are patently incorrect
(By that point Tennessee and Louisiana had rejoined the Union)
Not as states
Just yet
@Griselda she’s claiming it wasn’t an issue for the north at all until 1863
That's not what I'm claiming though.
Most northerners didn’t care
That’s literally what you said
You are backpedaling yet again
Radical abolitionists where a minority
The conflict of slavery was largely a nonissue for most people, from independence up to the Civil War.
@Da_Fish since when has what the people thought mattered in politics
