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 Posted: Fri Dec 28th, 2012 12:40 am
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 Cause and affect.  Just like in the 1760's unfair taxes by government lead to unrest.

What pushed the South to act the way they did.  You can find this and a discussion on other reasons at: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes-american-civil-war.htm

"In 1832, South Carolina passed an act that declared that Federal tariff legislation of 1828 and 1832 could not be enforced onto states and that after February 1st 1833 the tariffs would not be recognised in the state. This brought South Carolina into direct conflict with the Federal government in Washington DC. Congress pushed through the Force Bill that enabled the President to use military force to bring any state into line with regards to implementing Federal law. On this occasion the threat of military force worked. People in South Carolina vowed, however, it would be the last time."

While the southern economy was supported and may have only survived with slavery as its main labor force, it was the preception or real unfair taxes that was the final straw.

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