Comments by "" (@charlesvan13) on "How did the American Civil War Actually Happen? (Part 1) - From 1819 to 1861" video.

There was no income tax before the 20th century. And the country was largely financing itself on tariffs imposed on southern exports. That's a very rational reason to secede--paying for a government that doesn't represent you.
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@MrMah-zf6jk There were threats of secession as early as 1836 from tensions over tariffs, which helped northern industry by raising prices but hurt southern exports. The South paid about 2/3 of revenue to the feds before the Civil War. The secession letters didn't mention tariffs because they needed tariffs to fund the war.
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