Point # 3 - the South wanted to count the slaves as full persons (for more representation) but the North did not want to allow the South (or even Northern States) to count the Slaves at all for representation - thus the 3/5
From the Link above:
"West Virginia did not abolish slavery in its first proposed constitution in 1861, though it did ban the importation of slaves from elsewhere.[26] But Radical Republicans refused to admit it to the Union without putting some limits on the institution. In 1863, voters approved the Willey Amendment, which provided for gradual abolition of slavery, with the last enslaved people scheduled to be freed in 1884.[27] On February 3, 1865, the state legislature approved immediate abolition"
Which means WV was NOT formed because of slavery.
In fact - western VA, wanted to secede for years- due to economic reasons - the War just made it convenient
Very much so - in fact may think that the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
Actually no slaves were freed - as it only pertained to those states/commonwealths in rebellion against the US.
But it sure was nice for political reasons.
Slavery was a cause of the war. It was not The cause of the war. The war was fought because the Federal Govt had begun to centralize power past the point intended by the founders.
Lincoln. He did more damage to COTUS and more to strip separation of powers than any President in history.
Buchanan was one of the most inept Presidents ein history.
His ineptness led to the War. In reading Dabney, I came to the conclusion that the basis of the War was a difference in the source of citizenship. The Confederate leadership held that a person was an American because they were a Virginian, New Yorker, etc. On the other hand, many in the Midwest and West did not have ties to their State of origin. So, their primary identity was as an American and then a Kansan.
Any honest student of history would readily admit that Lincoln only freed slaves as a ploy to keep Europe out of the war. Lincoln did not support freeing the slaves. He supported returning them to Africa. Lincoln was a first rate hypocrite