The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic, individualistic, and had great faith in progress, while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy, whereas the North relied on factories, which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”, they relied financially on the North. Slavery was also an unsteady income, so the South wanted to grow and improve slavery. The cultures were so different, which caused many arguments between the two regions. The Civil War was inevitable due to the North’s and South’s differing ideologies of economic systems, slavery, and the role of the government. The fundamental ideologies of the North and South were constant, although the focus shifted over time.…
Democracy in the USA Text of the US Constitution does not contain the word “democracy”. The U.S. Constitution was not a perfect document. Originally it contained provisions that are can be recognized as ambiguous. "The US Founding Fathers" did not create democracy in the modern sense of the word, but the republic. They did not fully trust the wisdom of the American people and their ability to make sound decisions. For many years America was considered to be an ideal democratic country, however in recent years the situation has drastically changed.…
The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern states of of America. Was the Civil War inevitable? It was a conflict bound to happen due to the differences between the North and South’s views on slavery, society, and politics. The South wanted their independence and freedom from the North, while the North wanted unity.…
By the end of 1854 the two sections, the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) had reached an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later. The conflicts grew tension between the two, the manufacturing section of the North and the agricultural South, which led to Civil War. Between the North and the South there were economic, social and political differences. The North had a number of goals concerning slavery and the South. The North wanted to abolish slavery, stop the spread of slavery in the western territories, and the spreading of slavery in Kansas. And the immediate reason for the Civil War was to save the union. While the South wanted to continue slavery, spread slavery throughout the western territories, and ensure establishment in Kansas territory.…
Several factors played in to the American Civil War that made it have the outcome that it did. Although the South had better trained officials due to their military school, the North was far more advanced than they. The North had the advantage over the South in several ways. However, the outcome of the Civil War was not inevitable: it was determined as much by human decisions and human willpower as by physical resources, although the North's resources gave them an edge over the South.…
Primary Source 1 – In this source, Lincoln explains how the house would not stay the way it was, which was divided. Half of the United States supported slavery and the other half did not. Lincoln states, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”, concluding that something needed and was going to happen to change that. When relating this to the question of whether the Civil War was inevitable or not, this supports that is was indeed inevitable. The question of slavery was too grand of an issue to not result in some type of event in order for it to change. The events previous to the Civil War, such as the growing abolition movement and “Bleeding Kansas”, helped the tension between the North and the South grow.…
There were many factors that made the Civil War inevitable. The first of which was economic differences. The North and South’s economies were drastically different. The South relied heavily on a lot of slaves to run the large plantations that they owned. They need less slaves after the Cotton Gin was invented, however they wanted more because since it was said that the Cotton Gin would do the work of 10 slaves, the more slaves you had, the faster you could work, and therefore the more money you could get more quickly. The South had a more agricultural economy so they needed more people to do manual labor than the North. Another reason that the South felt that they needed slaves and couldn’t just simply employ workers because slaves were cheaper. Even though they had to pay for the slaves’ food and their shelter, it was still less costly than paying a worker a certain salary. Lastly, the plantation owners had complete control over the slaves and could essentially scare them into doing work. This would not happen if they tried to scare a worker whom they…
Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable, only however, after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two nations' with in America constantly in opposition to each other. Therefore the growth of sectionalism and the events which led up to the conflict made war an inevitable outcome of the hostilities which had arisen from the to ideologically different factions which grew in the United States. Firstly this essay will identify the economic factors which made the civil war an inevitable event with reference to the singular factor that could have averted the need for the conflict. Second it will identify the political measures which were dictated by the sectional economic interests. The third section of this essay will introduce the ideological incompatibility between north and south which added fuel to the fire of sectionalism. The fourth section will discus the underlining social conflict which made inevitable not only the civil war but also a "second American revolution". The final section will deal with the counter arguments which advocate the alleged repressible' nature of the War Between the States.…
To what extent was the Civil War inevitable? To a great extent the Civil War was inevitable. In 1861, the Civil War in America began, lasting four years and causing terrible destruction. The factors of different economies, slavery and human rights, different views of the Constitution, the westward expansion and Lincoln’s election contributed to the outbreak of war. Although the North and South tried to reconcile their differences with major political compromises in 1820 and 1850, both attempts failed. ‘There is no way the war could have possibly been avoided.’…
There are numerous long term and short term events that caused the Civil War to occur. From the long term impacts of slavery and the Missouri Compromise to the short term effects of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Bleeding Kansas, the Civil War was caused mainly by one significant step. Although Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Dred Scott had an impact on the civil war, it was not as significant as the election of 1860. The election was the most important event because it lead to the secession of South Carolina and also because of the drastic differences in ideology between the north and the south. The Dred Scott decision would lead to the ratification of the 14th amendment.*…
An Avoidable Civil War The explosion of the American Civil War was caused by a vast number of conflicting principles and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences, and set afire by a very unfortunate set of political events. Undoubtedly, the central theme of almost all of the events that led up to the Civil War was one way or another, related to the dispute of slavery. Throughout the nineteenth century, slavery-related tensions brewed to such an extent, that politicians often took accustom to avoiding the hot topic altogether, because they were too scared of either starting a big political feud, or losing votes from one side of the issue or the other. More specifically, three events that were most instrumental in bringing about the Civil War were the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the Presidential election of 1860. Because of such strong reactions to these events, the Civil War was practically unstoppable, however if the parties wanted to avoid a war altogether, they could have advocated more compromise and popular sovereignty.…
The United States Civil War was the final turning point in creating the country that is established in today’s era. Starting in the 1830’s, as the Northern and Southern states conflicts grew with aggression and disagreement, the push for the civil war would be inevitable. Slavery being the top disagreement between the two, other conflicts arose; such as, ideals between abolitionist and southern politicians. Historical events, taking place in order to establish the chain reaction that lead to the Civil War; such as, The election of 1860, Raid on Harper’s Ferry, Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott Decision, and The Kansas-Nebraska Act. Irrepressible conflict quickly appeared over the disagreeing ideals of how these two co-existing economies could not become one. Irrepressible conflict was inevitable only due to the fact of how blundering politicians, could not come to a…
Kingdom: ProtisIntro: The Civil War was an event that was inevitable occurrence in the course of history. The main cause of the war was slavery, which could not have been stopped if it were not for the war. Since the north and the south were so distant, it made it hard for them to agree or compromise. The Civil War could not have been avoided because the nation including political parties were split, no other compromises could settle issues about slavery, and slave rebellions could not of been prevented.…
The American Civil War, a bloody and brutal conflict that claimed the lives of over 600,000 individuals. The war was fought between the Union and Confederacy, also known as the North and the South. It is considered by many to be a turning point within American history because it ended the issues of rights and slavery in the U.S. And while the war was also believed to be inevitable, the outcome certainly was not. Many factors such as Confederate strategy, lack of morale, and the outcome of the of the 1864 election could have tilted the scale to the South’s favor. During the long and hard-fought Civil War, Union victory was not inevitable.…
Franklin McKenzie 50 Word Essays The United States was becoming heavily divided and a Civil War became inevitable due to many factors: there were many differences between the North and South including different intents for expansion, views on Acts and Compromises, and many disputes between the two active political parties in government. 49…