“antislavery, not slavery, caused the Civil War.”

write a short essay of approximately 3- 4 double-spaced pages in response. ite educational sources as much as possible. Recently, the historian Sean Wilentz has written that “antislavery, not slavery, caused the Civil War.” Write an essay in which you explore the ways in which this might be true, paying special attention to the rise of political antislavery after 1840. What were some of the political strategies and approaches of the Liberty, Free Soil, and Republican parties, and how did these flow from an antislavery interpretation of the Constitution? What were some of the ways that political abolitionists sometimes differed or diverged from the Garrisonians? Why did some abolitionists swear off partisan politics and voting altogether, and what alternative approaches did they endorse? Which of these two strategies/approaches (Garrisonian or political abolition) was ultimately more efficacious in bringing about the end of slavery? Cite some very good sources, e.g the liberator files etc