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The US Civil War

History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett

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The Historical Context of the US Civil War

The chapter explores the economic impacts of slavery, the invention of the cotton gin, and the rapid geographic expansion of America leading up to the US Civil War. It delves into the debate on whether the war was about slavery or states' rights, highlighting the correlation between slave ownership and support for the Confederacy.

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