The Major Causes Of The Civil War
Causes Of The Civil War Civil war was from 1861-1865 and began when a confederate shot a union at Fort Sumter, but what led to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War because Northerner were against slavery, while the southerner were pro-slavery. The tension between the two side led to the civil war. Abraham Lincoln declared "government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free"(historyplace.com). Slavery is the main cause of the civil war comparison to the western expansion, states right, and economic development because these problem were led to because of slavery. Slavery caused the division between the North and the South, economic development, and questioned the power of the federal government. Slavery
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The South had a weak military in compassion to the North, but that did not matter to them because the strongly believed in slavery. Slavery was a main cause of the Civil War because everything that led up to the Civil War, related to slavery in a way. For example the tension between the North and South was over slavery because the North was against slavery, while South was pro slavery and the to fought because none of them wanted to compromise because the South want to spread slavery, while the North want every state to be freed. The States rights was important, but also was related to slavery because it questioned if the federal government has the right to abolish slavery. The use of underground railroad were more used because the slaves wanted to escape and get freedom. The election of Lincoln related to slavery because he was against slavery. These four reason shown, tells that slavery was the main reason to the Civil War. The states rights, economic development, and western expansion all revolved around Slavery because the major conflict which led to states rights problem was because the North and the South fought over either states should be freed or enslaved. Western Expansion also questioned if the other states should be a slave state or freed state. The economic development like the use of underground railroad and the cotton gin was based on
The South had a weak military in compassion to the North, but that did not matter to them because the strongly believed in slavery. Slavery was a main cause of the Civil War because everything that led up to the Civil War, related to slavery in a way. For example the tension between the North and South was over slavery because the North was against slavery, while South was pro slavery and the to fought because none of them wanted to compromise because the South want to spread slavery, while the North want every state to be freed. The States rights was important, but also was related to slavery because it questioned if the federal government has the right to abolish slavery. The use of underground railroad were more used because the slaves wanted to escape and get freedom. The election of Lincoln related to slavery because he was against slavery. These four reason shown, tells that slavery was the main reason to the Civil War. The states rights, economic development, and western expansion all revolved around Slavery because the major conflict which led to states rights problem was because the North and the South fought over either states should be freed or enslaved. Western Expansion also questioned if the other states should be a slave state or freed state. The economic development like the use of underground railroad and the cotton gin was based on