How were southerners' views during the Civil War similar to those of the Patriots' during the Revolutionary War?

Answer 1

Look at what the original American Revolution was about. The Colonists believed that the British government wasn't taking care of them, and was collecting taxes without giving the Colonists any say in the procedure. They felt that the British King was a tyrant, ordering people around and taking tax money but giving nothing back, and ignoring his people when they complained.

The Confederates claimed that their "second revolution" was on the same basis. They claimed that the Union government wasn't doing its job properly, that the President was trying to be a tyrant, and that it was their duty to break away just as the Founding Fathers had done in 1776.

Answer 2

Ok , this is kind of like a test question , but they probably felt similar , like they were fighting for what's best and a new country .

Answer 3

Because they were fighting for independence from the United States just as the colonies that became the United States fought for independence from England.