America Civil War

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Civil war in America of 1861-1865 was the conflict that existed between the North and Southern states that formed the confederacy after seceding from the union. The causes to this war date back to the tension’s that arose in the nation’s history:

The federal rights versus the state: the two camps that rose after the revolution argued for the federal government while the other pressed for greater state rights. The confederation formed had a weak federation government that caused the leaders to congregate and create the U.S. constitution. However, many objected the constitution because they felt it ignored the state’s right to act independently. Hence they asserted that it should still have the right to accept some federal facts. As a result, nullification occurred, and the state denied this right, but in the case of unsuccessful nullification, they decided to move to secession.

Growth of the movement of Abolition of Slavery: as the northerners became more opposed to slavery, sympathies grew for the abolitionists and against slaveholders and slavery. Individuals who harbored slaves got arrested, and this was when war sprung up between the slave and non-slave states; southerners and northerners respectively.

Abraham Lincoln’s Election: though things were coming along well, the election of Lincoln in 1860 issued a declaration of the secession causes. They believed that he was in favor of the interests of the northern states and anti-slavery hence seven states seceded, even before he became president, from the union.

Social and Economical differences between south and north: the increase in number of plantations moving to cotton farming led to rise for need of cheap labor, slaves. Thus, the south depended more on the economy and slavery, as opposed to the anti-slavery north that concentrated in agriculture and industry economy. This disparity led to conflicting economical attitudes that aggravated and... [continues]

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