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[–] 20522459? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Cause it wasn't just about slavery.

It was about State vs Federal power.

South felt they were not being well represented in Federal Government.

Basis of Taxes and Laws

https://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war

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[–] 20522496? [S] ago 

Thanks to the 3/5 compromise, Southern states were actually overrepresented in the Federal government. They considered blacks to be non-human, yet still got to count 3/5 of them as "citizens of the electorate", giving them an increased representation in Congress.