States'+Rights

=States' Rights=

What it is:

 * States rights are like laws. (added by Mitchell)
 * A doctrine that federal powers should curtailed and returned to the individuals states. (added by Shaniya)
 * What a person is allowed to do and not to do. (added by Mitchell)
 * It's what a person should follow because it's like a rule and if you break a right you would be in jury trial. (added by Myjah)
 * States rights are like rules you had to follow.(added by Torri)

Union Perspective:

 * They didn't think the South were going by states rights. (added by Mitchell)
 * They didn't want them to have slaves. (added by Mitchell)
 * The Union did not want to have any slaves.(Adeed by Torri)
 * They didn't want slavery and they didn't think the south was going by state's rights. (added by Myjah)

Confederate Perspective:

 * They thought they were doing the right thing. (added by Mitchell)
 * They would have kept the factories and slaves if it weren't for the Union. (added by Mitchell)
 * They thught they were doing the right thing by keeping slaves. (added by Myjah)
 * Not all of them thought that slavery was right.(Added by Torri)

Other Important Facts or Information:

 * This is another reason the war started. (added by Mitchell)
 * This is another way the war came to be. (added by Myjah)
 * People could not agree so the war started that way(added By Torri)

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