The South Seceded after makibg ckear they would not accept the election of Lincoln who, with many others, exoressed their disdain fir skavery abd viwed nit to allow expansion of slavery in new states.
There was no call for ending slavery as it was thought the dissolution of such would tear apart the republic.
The south made good on their promise to secede and form the confederacy, while the North made clear their doing so would result in economic sanctions to bring them back into the union...peacefully.
Enter Fort Sumter...
FAFO rules demanded war and it was on...
It was a little bit like Tiger Woods who was in the living room watching a football game, when his wife walked in and asked “What’s on the TV?”
“Dust” replied Tiger.
And that’s how it started.
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Sorry...I just HAD to.
Slavery couldn't "expand" into any other states. The climate and the soil would not support plantation farming anywhere in the territories.
That slavery was going to "expand" was just a lie they told to scare people into voting against the South.
Enter Fort Sumter...
Where Union forces in the dead of night, seized an unguarded fortress that was built for South Carolina's defense.
And then Lincoln sent warships with orders to attack the Confederates surrounding the fort.