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[–] 7e62ce85 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

General Lee apparently wanted to free the slaves so they could avoid the whole thing. Canada I believe paid the slave owners to release their slaves peacefully.

There is a case to be made for the actual conflict being over state's rights and the slaves being used as an excuse.

I'm not an expert though and only parroting what I heard here.