War for What

What was the real cause of The War between the States? One must understand the events that preceded it, and to understand those events, one must look further back, and back again, until some reasonable starting point is reached. At what point should we start? Causes started building up before the English landed on Jamestown Island in 1607. The activities of the Portugese and Spanish in their vigorous exploitation of Columbus' Discovery had important bearing on all events here from then on. This discussion brings out some of the significant events that followed. Many will be familiar enough, but others, seldom if ever publicized, may not -- Francis W. Springer