This is AI explanation, but I tend to agree: Before the Civil War, the South held a disproportionate amount of power in the federal government—a phenomenon Northerners called the "Slave Power Conspiracy." Because of this extra weight, the South dominated the presidency, the Supreme Court, and C...

They released numerous declarations regarding their right to keep slaves. Read them, they are very clear on their reasons for seceding from the Union.

You cannot run a cotton gin with no access to cotton.

Yeah. I should clarify. The north was more economically powerful, but the per-capita income wasn't even close. Southern slavery holders were uber-rich, but what really mattered was control over the federal government. Southerners had disproportionate voting power, as 3/5 of slaves were counted tow...