What Was The Main Cause Of The Civil War
Period 3
March 20, 2013
CBA final draft
The Civil War Until this day people sill debate about what the main cause of the civil war was. The civil war was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. It was a battle about disagreements between the north and south states that took place all over the U.S. Many of the battles took place from the Mississippi river to the eastern shore. Probably the most gruesome battle of this war was the battle of Gettysburg. Out of the 2.4 million soldiers fighting in this war, about 620,000 were killed and many more injured. The conflict between the North and South during 1861 to 1865, was caused by Lincoln’s election and differences, and could have been avoided by having an agreement made on the issue of slavery. …show more content…
“As America began to expand, first with the lands gained from the Louisiana Purchase and later with the Mexican War, the question of whether new states admitted to the union would be slave or free” (Martin Kelly). The north was anti-slavery and wanted it to be abolished. The south on the other hand was pro-slavery and wanted slavery to expand west. “On the other hand, the northern economy was based more on industry than agriculture. “In fact, the northern industries were purchasing the raw cotton and turning it into finished goods” (Martin Kelly). The north was growing rapidly with more industries and less farms. The south was more farming and agriculture which was why they relied on slaves to do the work. As you can see there were some big differences between the north and south at this
March 20, 2013
CBA final draft
The Civil War Until this day people sill debate about what the main cause of the civil war was. The civil war was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. It was a battle about disagreements between the north and south states that took place all over the U.S. Many of the battles took place from the Mississippi river to the eastern shore. Probably the most gruesome battle of this war was the battle of Gettysburg. Out of the 2.4 million soldiers fighting in this war, about 620,000 were killed and many more injured. The conflict between the North and South during 1861 to 1865, was caused by Lincoln’s election and differences, and could have been avoided by having an agreement made on the issue of slavery. …show more content…
“As America began to expand, first with the lands gained from the Louisiana Purchase and later with the Mexican War, the question of whether new states admitted to the union would be slave or free” (Martin Kelly). The north was anti-slavery and wanted it to be abolished. The south on the other hand was pro-slavery and wanted slavery to expand west. “On the other hand, the northern economy was based more on industry than agriculture. “In fact, the northern industries were purchasing the raw cotton and turning it into finished goods” (Martin Kelly). The north was growing rapidly with more industries and less farms. The south was more farming and agriculture which was why they relied on slaves to do the work. As you can see there were some big differences between the north and south at this