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Page 84
... economic inter- pretation of the causes of the Civil War . The belief that a clash of economic interests was the root cause of conflict has been expressed in a variety of ways , from the grand designs of economic determinism to the ...
... economic inter- pretation of the causes of the Civil War . The belief that a clash of economic interests was the root cause of conflict has been expressed in a variety of ways , from the grand designs of economic determinism to the ...
Page 85
... economic interests . If the South felt impelled to secede on economic grounds in 1860-1 , why had the West never seriously threatened to do the same , for it , too , had its special economic interests and its fears and resentments of ...
... economic interests . If the South felt impelled to secede on economic grounds in 1860-1 , why had the West never seriously threatened to do the same , for it , too , had its special economic interests and its fears and resentments of ...
Page 596
... economic motives assigned to radical reconstruction also require close scrutiny . Republican politicians were well aware of the economic facts of life ; but to portray radical reconstruction as the political arm of a giant conspiracy ...
... economic motives assigned to radical reconstruction also require close scrutiny . Republican politicians were well aware of the economic facts of life ; but to portray radical reconstruction as the political arm of a giant conspiracy ...
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