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Slavery and the American Civil War

The role of slavery in the American Civil War, including its relationship to federal power, states' rights, and the conflict's outcome.

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Feb 3, 2026

It was the threat of centralisation, rather than federalism, that caused the American Civil War.

The proposition that the American Civil War was caused by a threat of centralization rather than by federalism requires parsing motives, rhetoric, and structural change: Southern leaders repeatedly fr...

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Slavery and the American Civil War

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It was the threat of centralisation, rather than federalism, that caused the American Civil War.