Some historians argue that the South’s states’ rights philosophy helpe

Some historians argue that the South’s states’ rights philosophy helped defeat the South in the Civil War. Explain why there may be some substance to this claim.

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States’ rights hindered a centralized coordination of military planning and operation, and the mobilization and utilization of resources and manpower in the Confederacy. Instead, attachment to states’ rights promoted bickering and a non-cooperative attitude that hastened war weariness and undermined Southern will.