Nocrazy
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On several occasions has America been forced to fight on her home turf. The first was the War of 1812, when the British aggression against America led to a conflict that changed nothing for either side. The most recent, World War One, will remain in the nation's memory for a long time. However, one of the most serious was the War of the States, the American Civil War.
The origins of this conflict stem from an issue that had been steadily growing since the birth of our fair nation: Slavery. In the south, slavery was seen as being crucial to the economy, and the agricultural nature of the south often had made use of slaves. Were slaves to be freed, the southern economy would suffer a tremedous blow. In the north, however, slavery was seen as one of the greatest of evils, and was vilified as inhuman. For people on both sides of the slavery debate, the opinions of their opposite numbers was misguided and ignorant.
It is amazing to think that such a conflict had taken so long to start. However, the cause for this was that numerous other, more pressing matters had arisen. From the Cascadian War of 1850 to the Second Mexican War of 1861 to 1864, against the aggression of Napoleon II, the slavery debate had been continuely put off. In was only in 1874, with the rise of Jacob Blair, the pupil of Presidential canaidate Abraham Linclon, that events were set to come to a head. The South had once threatened to secede if Lincoln had been elected. However, his defeat by George Forrest, a moderate who was able to keep the peace, had prevented this. The idea of a Confederate States of America had died soon after. In it's place arose a new ideal, spearhead by the revised, pro-slavery Know-Nothing Party: the Federal States of America.
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okay, so, I have decided to make a spin-off of a project I am currently working on, 1914: A Very Merry War, which can be found on the writers forum. This is about the American Civil War of the Merry War TL. This civil war is gonna be different, but interesting. I'm sure you will all enjoy it, and do be sure to check out the main project here:https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=350818
The origins of this conflict stem from an issue that had been steadily growing since the birth of our fair nation: Slavery. In the south, slavery was seen as being crucial to the economy, and the agricultural nature of the south often had made use of slaves. Were slaves to be freed, the southern economy would suffer a tremedous blow. In the north, however, slavery was seen as one of the greatest of evils, and was vilified as inhuman. For people on both sides of the slavery debate, the opinions of their opposite numbers was misguided and ignorant.
It is amazing to think that such a conflict had taken so long to start. However, the cause for this was that numerous other, more pressing matters had arisen. From the Cascadian War of 1850 to the Second Mexican War of 1861 to 1864, against the aggression of Napoleon II, the slavery debate had been continuely put off. In was only in 1874, with the rise of Jacob Blair, the pupil of Presidential canaidate Abraham Linclon, that events were set to come to a head. The South had once threatened to secede if Lincoln had been elected. However, his defeat by George Forrest, a moderate who was able to keep the peace, had prevented this. The idea of a Confederate States of America had died soon after. In it's place arose a new ideal, spearhead by the revised, pro-slavery Know-Nothing Party: the Federal States of America.
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okay, so, I have decided to make a spin-off of a project I am currently working on, 1914: A Very Merry War, which can be found on the writers forum. This is about the American Civil War of the Merry War TL. This civil war is gonna be different, but interesting. I'm sure you will all enjoy it, and do be sure to check out the main project here:https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=350818
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