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To: Cheetahcat

The rebellion had everything to do with slavery. The rebellion was the southern plutocrats action to preserve, protect, and extend slavery. That these were illegal acts, meant that the rebellion had to be put down. And it was.


28 posted on 05/29/2011 7:08:33 PM PDT by donmeaker ("To every simple question, there is a neat, simple answer, that is dead wrong." Mark Twain)
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To: donmeaker

“The rebellion had everything to do with slavery. The rebellion was the southern plutocrats action to preserve, protect, and extend slavery. That these were illegal acts, meant that the rebellion had to be put down. And it was.”

No,There were issues going back to the war of independence,Plus States Rights and unfair Taxation to name a couple.


29 posted on 05/29/2011 7:32:16 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: donmeaker

Yea...hey butthead....slavery was protected under law. LAW.....


182 posted on 09/04/2011 4:51:12 PM PDT by TexConfederate1861 (Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy.)
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