At the start of the Civil War, what was the goal of the US government?

It's goal was to secure Independence from the North.

Explanation:

Its initial goal was to secure Independence from the North. While its mid-war goal became to reunite states with a Union in which slavery was not allowed. The war from beginning to end would be a noble crusade for democracy for all people, not just in America, but throughout the world.

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