Secession: The First Wave
Throughout the 1850s, tensions over slavery continued to divide the Northern and Southern states. Finally, after the election of Abraham Lincoln, seven of the fifteen slave states broke away from the Union.
Throughout the 1850s, tensions over slavery continued to divide the Northern and Southern states. Finally, after the election of Abraham Lincoln, seven of the fifteen slave states broke away from the Union.
From The Mises Reader Unabridged, edited by Shawn Ritenour.
From The Mises Reader Unabridged, edited by Shawn Ritenour.