A Nation Departed by Slavery
I Introduction
There have been many issues that lead to the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people believe that events, such as the election of Abraham Lincoln or the attack on Fort Sumter, were the primary cause of the Civil War. However, the key issue that lead to the Civil War was the debate over the future of slavery in the United States. The dispute of slavery led to the secession of the south in 1860 and would then eventually spiral into the Civil War in 1861. Therefore, slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War because it caused the nation to split into two sides.
II Background Information There is only one primary reason why slavery was such a dilemma between the north and the south side of the United States. As a
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Some would say that the Civil War was caused by the attack on Fort Sumter on April 10 1861. Furthermore, let's look at the series of events that lead to the attack on Fort Sumter. The first reason why there was an attack on Fort Sumter was because of the secession of the South from the union. It is easy to say that if the south hadn’t split from the union there wouldn’t an attack on Fort Sumter because why would the country attack itself? Let's examine why the south departed from the union. The south Seceded from the union because of two reasons. First, the south felt threatened by the growing number of free slave states joining the union and feared that slavery would become out ruled. Second, the south feared that president Abraham Lincoln was going to ban slavery through the country. While examining the events that lead to the attack on Fort Sumter we can see that all the causes and events that led to the Civil War revolved around slavery. For example, the secession of the south was caused by the south’s fear of the ban on
The immediate cause of the war was slavery. Southern states, including the 11 states that formed the Confederacy, depended on slavery to support their economy. This already proves to realize slavery as being the primary cause of the American Civil war. But firstly, we need to look at what exactly built slavery up to be the cause of
One could argue that the true causes of the Civil War were states’ rights and taxations. Although this played a large part in the start of the Civil War, slavery was the ultimate factor that led to this event in history. Economic and social differences between the north and the south, fights between slave and non-slave proponents, the growth of the abolition movement, and the election of Abraham Lincoln are all events having to do with slavery in the United States that led to the start of the Civil War.
The controversy over slaves ultimately led to the secession. Abraham Lincoln thinks slavery is wrong and he wants to stop it from spreading. Earlier, he had warned that slavery could separate a nation. In the 1860 election Lincoln is elected, but southerners are worried he will end slavery forever. Southern states start to secede because they are worried. First South Carolina succeeds, then North, Texas, and then Florida too. They give themselves a new name called the Confederate States of America. (Wise...)
One of the biggest reason that caused the civil war, was due to slavery. The Northern side and the Southern side were divided because of slavery. The South had the most slaves, and wanted to maintain them because they depended on them. In document two from Civil War DBQ, it shows the percentage of slavery between the North and South. In the document it says that the South had eighty eight percent of slaves. The reason why the South wanted to keep their slaves was that they were useful and beneficial for their economy. Without having slaves their economy would go down.
There were several factors that led to the American Civil War. The key issues were slavery, political unrest, equality, and economic pressures. However, the key reasons that lead to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery is touted as the main cause of the conflict between the states in the northern part and those in the south. Although the war did not
Many different issues upon the north and south caused the Civil War, but slavery was the main conflict. Due to slavery, different political beliefs and systems were created causing conflicts such as disagreements during Westward Expansion and the election of Lincoln. The Constitution tried to balance the inequalities with many compromises, yet failed.
Slavery was the main cause of the breakup of the Union and influenced other factors, such as territorial expansion, industrialization and economic tensions, and political alignments. Combined, all of these conflicts, with slavery at the root, led to the conflicts in the nation that started the Civil War. The issue of slavery caused conflict regarding new territories, economic stratification, and political turmoil. All of these tensions served to divide the nation, North against South, to start the Civil War.
While it is certainly simple to attribute the start of the Civil War solely on the issue of slavery, the issues run much deeper. Even though slavery is one of the underlying causes of the American Civil War, issues regarding political and economic differences are also to blame for the start of the war. However, many of these problems that caused the country to split had their roots in the problem of slavery.
One of the main causes of the Civil War was the argument over slavery. Though slavery was not the only reason why the civil war happened it is still considered as one of the main reason that led to the fighting between the North and South. Slavery was an important thing not only because of the cruel or religious reasons, but just from the fact that it’s
The Civil War was the war that divided the young American nation into two opposing sides. One side being the North, also called the Union, and the second side being the South, also called the Confederacy. The root cause of why the South seceded from the Union has been debated and argued since the beginning of the war in 1861. Most people argue that the argument, between the North and the South, over slavery was the main reason why the South left the Union. However, the issue has to be more complex than just the issue with slavery. The root cause of the of the South secession from the Union was a combination of the South’s aggravation and fear over their dependence on the North for their economic prosperity and their dependence on slavery for a highly profitable economy.
The causes of the Civil War were complex and have been controversial since the country began. Some causes include; states’ rights, economics, and slavery. The most recognizable and popular cause is slavery. The freeing of the slaves was an important moral issue at the time and one of the greatest causes of the civil war. "It was only by carefully avoiding the moral issue involved in slavery that Northerners and Southerners could meet on any common ground." (Goldston, 79). The time came in which our great country would finally address the moral issue of slavery. Although there are many different causes to the American Civil War, the main cause was slavery because other causes are rooted in the issue of slavery.
The Civil War arose through the desire of southern states that wanted to secede from the Union when Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth president of the United States. These states believed that Lincoln’s point of abolition of slavery would harm them. Therefore, they declared for the secession. However, the Federal Government never wanted the separation in the country, so they rejected this declaration and tried to preserve the Union. This led to the Civil War in which the Federal Government got the final winning.
The South’s secession helped spark the war. After the South declared that they were different country and invented their own constitution, it was only a matter of time before the North would intervene. A lot can be said about the war itself but many people look past the South’s reasons to secede. Many people believe that slavery
The civil war was mainly sparked by tensions between the north and the south. Both sides rarely agreed on topics and could never make a compromise. Slavery was a big reason for the start of the civil war, but the causes don’t end there. Although some may say that political or economic reasons started the civil war between the north and the south, political reasons were the real cause. This is because of important decisions made by the government, and the south seceding.
The Civil War was caused by many reasons. The factors that were most responsible in causing the Civil War were the different views of the Constitution among the North and South, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the arrival of Lincoln as president. They caused immense destruction throughout the nation. If these factors were prevented, the United States could have been preserved and civil war could have never occurred.