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Was the Civil War really about slavery? Or was it about taxes on private property?
But didn't the northern states also have economic interests in ending slavery?
Yes, the northern states did have economic interests in ending slavery, but their primary motivation was still the moral issue of abolishing the practice. The conflict over slavery ultimately came down to a clash between the moral beliefs of the northern abolitionists and the economic interests of the southern slave owners.