The overriding aim of the south was to force the Union to recognize the Confederacy as a separate country.
This could occur by militarily defeating the Union,
bankrupting the Union,
toppling the elected government of the Union,
or by gaining recognition from foreign powers who would then help persuade the Union.
A second objective was to permit the continuation and expansion of slavery. For some southerners, this was the principal aim.
Speed up the reuniting of the south!
Lincoln. That was his principal war-aim. Later he turned the war into an Abolitionist crusade, to make it impossible for Britain and France to support the South without looking pro-slavery themselves.
South Carolina
then the south would have a greater chance of winning the civil war
The north and the south fought against each other in the civil war.
recognition
recognition
The aim of the war was simply to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea, and that aim was accomplished (although even today, 59 years later, North Korea remains a threat).
states rights, particularly as it related to slavery
The aim of the United Nations, of which the US forces were the major part, was to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea.
The South aimed to separate from the union in favor of keeping slavery, it even aligned itself with Britain in order to establish a destination for the products of slave labor.
To assert the viabiliy of the Confederacy as a sovereign nation and gain official recognition by Congress and by foreign countries.
It was meant to free the slaves - in all the states that Lincoln did not control! Its true aim was to keep the British and French from aiding the South, as this would have made them look pro-slavery themselves. In this, it was totally successful.
1860 ? secede from union
To prevent secession of the South.
The aim of any batte is to gain strategical supperiority : Tsun Tsu
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