Archive for April 16th, 2008

Amazing Fact: The Civil War was fought over slavery

Posted on April 16, 2008. Filed under: American history, Civil War | Tags: American history, Civil War, Lincoln, slavery |

Myth: The Civil War was not fought over slavery.
Supporting myth: Lincoln was okay with slavery, and he declared war.
“Proof” of myth: Slavery wasn’t ended until after the war, because Lincoln couldn’t do it earlier because the North would have stopped fighting, and wouldn’t do it because he was pro-slavery.
The Civil War was fought over slavery. That’s [...]