You’ve overlooked the tariffs imposed by Lincoln on the southern states that were greater than 50%. Those tariffs were crippling the economies of the south. Secession at the time was considered the last protection against an overreaching government. Remember, the secession from England was just a generation before and there were other secession attempts prior to South Carolina.
You’ve overlooked the tariffs imposed by Lincoln on the southern states that were greater than 50%. Those tariffs were crippling the economies of the south. Secession at the time was considered the last protection against an overreaching government. Remember, the secession from England was just a generation before and there were other secession attempts prior to South Carolina.
Tariffs were at 90% at a certain point
Tariffs were at 90% at a certain point
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