The Southern States Published Their Reason for Forming the Confederacy: Slavery

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Why did the Confederacy come into being and fight a war against the United States of America?

For slavery.

Here are the documented declarations of southern states for forming the Confederacy.

• "holding, maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery - the servitude of the African to the white race within her limits"
• "Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery - the greatest material interest of the world"
• "A blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization"
• "Slavery is in the course of ultimate extinction"
• "the right of property in slaves"
• "the institution of slavery"
• "African slavery"
• "slave-holding"

From: "The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States: Primary Sources: Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia"