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===[[Slavery]]===
===[[Slavery]]===
[[Image:Whippedslave.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Unknown slave prior to 1860, showing the scars of one, or more, brutal whippings.]]
[[Image:Whippedslave.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Unknown slave prior to 1860, showing the scars of one, or more, brutal whippings.]]
After the [[Thirteen Colonies]] won independence, the British Empire saw slavery cut in half, thereby becoming less profitable.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fG98BNpD1s</ref> When the sectionalism over slavery was created, the alarmed [[Thomas Jefferson]] stated that this is "holding the wolf by the ears." This is why many abolitionists supported secession.
Before the Civil War, the individual states, particularly in the South, shared a belief that each state was sovereign. Sovereignty included jurisdiction over, and the handling of, each state's affairs, which invariably included their own public and private institutions.
Before the Civil War, the individual states, particularly in the South, shared a belief that each state was sovereign. Sovereignty included jurisdiction over, and the handling of, each state's affairs, which invariably included their own public and private institutions.