So what exactly about slavery did the controversy and war start over?
The American Civil War was started over states wanting to continue having the rights to slaves. The catalyst was the South's resistance to antislavary political forces. Have you been to a war reenactment?
Yes I have - It was in Quebec, Canada for the reenactment of the War of 1812.
Interesting! So you're from Canada? Quebec is predominately French-speaking. Do you speak French?
I am from Canada! I don't speak French but I am in the process of learning it bit by bit.
Official bilingualism in Canada
The official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada," according to Canada's constitution. "Official bilingualism" is the term used in Canada to collectively describe the policies, constitutional provisions, and laws that ensure legal equality of English and French in the Parliament and courts of Canada, protect the linguistic rights of English and French-speaking minorities in different provinces,
Slavery during the American Civil War
Slavery played the central role during the American Civil War. The primary catalyst for secession was slavery, especially Southern political leaders' resistance to attempts by Northern antislavery political forces to block the expansion of slavery into the western territories. Slave life went through great changes, as the South saw Union Armies take control of broad areas of land. During and before the war, slaves played an active role in their own emancipation, and thousands of slaves escaped from bondage during the war. On January