How Textbooks Can Teach Different Versions Of History

Yeah. Texas still pushing to replace science facts with biblical studies in public schools. Disturbing indeed.

Yes but it's about context. Slavery was the biggest issue in the discussion of State's rights but there were other issues associated to State's rights that was debated heavily. States that eventually seceded didn't want federal government expanding it's authority over them dictating what a state can and cannot do; from slavery to taxes to land ownership to industrialization threatening agriculture complex. As much as slavery was the predominant argument, Lincoln and federal government hesitated abolishing the practice till 1862 and even then Emancipation Proclamation was initially a threat that Lincoln was willing to postpone if the Confederates had ceased hostilities. In my studies, I kept asking "why didn't Lincoln immediately abolish slavery without conditions the moment declaration of secession in 1861?" Glad the war forced the issue; had the South not seceded, the debate could've continued until a peaceful cultural change had occurred.

MAJ James Woods - Slavery was the central and by far the most important issue... many of the other issues did concern Federal vs State authority, however in many cases what the Southern states wanted was for Federal authorities to reign in State governments who refused to send escaped slaves back to Slave states. They felt bullied by Northern states who selectively enforced the law with regard to slavery and who seemed to be on the way to obtaining enough political power to eliminate slavery in the US entirely.

MAJ James Woods - It's also important to remember that Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware were slave states that did not secede. Lincoln had to be careful to ensure he maintained their loyalty.