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This case presents the question of whether the Civil War was fought over states’ rights or slavery. Each side presented historical documents to back up their opinions. Yet, once achieved a higher standard. On the case of the Civil War Trial, States’ Rights vs. Slavery, the Supreme Court rules that the States’ Rights side has prevailed. This verdict is made based on the numerous examples of evidence given by the States’ Rights side and the lack of argument from the Slavery side. The States’ Rights lawyers brought up many succession statements, for example those from Alabama and South Carolina. They also discussed statements from John C. Calhoun, a political theorist from South Carolina, who lived during the antebellum time period and the Civil War time period. Also the use of the Census of 1860 and the Narrative of Frederick Douglass served as a form of primary evidence to help strongly back the facts presented by the States’ Rights side of the case. While many attempts were made to refute the States’ Rights use of facts, the Slavery lawyers failed to provide strong evidence to back up their opinion. The Slavery lawyers did discuss statements from Adam Goodheart, a Civil War historian, and the Fugitive Slave Act, their only argument was that slavery was the only state right fought over in the Civil War. Further proving the fact that the Civil War was fought over states’ rights. This is the final verdict of the Supreme Court of 5th Block APUSH. This is so ordered. Caroline Miller
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