Several northern states had very small slave populations...NJ is one of them
We do not celebrate that history
The poster with the geographical challenge is trying to float yet another dishonest argument, suggesting that the conflict might have been about who "had" slaves. It was not, of course --- it was about who could prohibit slavery. That was the whole point of secession --- control of the future power of the legality of slavery.
New Jersey had already abolished, like many states phasing out over time. West Virginia did the same, and even separated itself from the Confederate cause by seceding from the secession. The Confederacy's whole hangup was that they feared they would lose control over slavery and be forced to abandon it. But here's a poster who wants to distract to "where slaves existed" just like the other "leftist Alabama" klown who wants to make it about "George Washington".
I've seen nothing to indicate that that was his intent. Seems like something you pulled out of your ass.
Whelp --- read the post he started with and tell us what else he could have meant.
He entered the thread shortly after RW made the fucking stupid claim that a number of issues, including slavery, was the legacy of the confederacy.
It seems likely that he was pointing out that slavery, was not solely a legacy of the Confederacy.
Doooooooooooon't think so since he specified not a "legacy" but the time period DURING the War.
He listed a series of states calling them "northern" states with slavery. Only one (NJ) was actually "northern", three of them were border states, and among them Missouri, West Virginia and Maryland had all abolished slavery before the War ended. So it's fairly clear both what his time frame and his purpose were.
Correct. RW, used the word, "legacy". And one of the things he claimed was a "legacy" of the Confederacy, was slavery.
Not being in the Confederacy and having slavery, is all that would be needed to show that RW point, was wrong.