Why Did The North Cause The Civil War?

The civil war was fought for many reasons, After Abraham lincoln was elected in 1860 the South feared that he would abolish slavery so the South seceded from the Union.( Civil War Trust 1). The union wanted to stay in tact, (Civil War Trust 1). So the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally with their entire economic system relying on agriculture and slaves. ( Civil War 1 ). However the North wanted to abolish slavery because they did not need slaves or agriculture for their economy. Some of these reasons are why one of the
When the confederates were fighting the north they did not have as many troops. (Civil War,In U.S. History). Most of the soldiers were farmers as well and not trained very well. (Who Fought? 1). They did not have the technology the North had either such as muskets, the same training, and different equipment. (Who Fought? 1 ). And even though the South wanted and needed slavery there were still African American soldiers who fought for the confederate side as laborers.(Who Fought? 1). As you can see the South had many disadvantages when it came to fighting the North, But their armies weren't the only differences the two sides economies were completely different. The South's economy relied almost completely on agriculture and slavery. The South did not have as many factories or railroads either.( Civil War, In U.S. History 1).The South suffered many disadvantages during this time
It is important because the first shot of the civil war was fired here. Fort Sumter is a army base in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.( Boritt 1). The base was built in 1829 to improve coastal defense after the war of 1812.( Fort Sumter 2). The confederate forces were led by major Robert Anderson.(Boritt 1). Anderson intended to start a war and on April 12th 1861 at 4:30 A.M. in the cover of darkness(Fort Sumter 1)the confederate forces fired on an unarmed union ship and took the base. There were no casualties in this battle. The next day Anderson refused to leave the base so President Lincoln sent 200 troops and reinforcements.( Fort Sumter 2). Major Anderson then surrendered. This battle kicked off one of the bloodiest wars in U.S.