The Civil War, an event resulted from a nation being torn apart by its own differences. “A house divided by itself cannot stand.”, as claimed by Abraham Lincoln. A gruesome war between the Northern part of the U.S. (the Union) and the Southern part of the U.S. (the Confederacy), the Civil War took place mainly in the South and lasted from 1861 to 1865. The political differences, economic differences, and idealistic slavery differences between the North and the South are what caused the Civil War. The first main cause of the Civil War was conflict between the North and the South about their slavery ideals. The North and the South had exceedingly different ideals about slavery. The South was a very hardworking section of the country, and they …show more content…
The economy in the South was based on plantations, mostly bales of cotton that were managed by slaves (Doc. B). Their economy was so great that, in 1857, out of the $279,000,000 the U.S. produced of domestic products, the South produced $158,000,000 out of articles like cotton and rice, which could not be made in the North; perhaps this is what lead them to believe they were so powerful. (Doc. D). However, they also felt they depended too much on the North for articles of utility and adornment, as well as rail-roads, canals, and other public improvements (Doc. C). The North, on the contrary, worked primarily on industries and factories. (Doc. B). The conflict between the two came when the South wanted to leave the Constitution and become its own country (Doc. E), which meant that the U.S. would lose a huge amount of its economy, although this was not the main reason why the North did not like the idea of the South leaving the U.S. The North and the South had distinguishably different economies, with the South’s being rural and the North’s industrial, so any changes in tariffs mostly benefited the North rather than the South, which is what mostly upset the …show more content…
The South had distinctly separate political views. So much so that South Carolina felt the need to secede from the Constitution, which resulted “from the nature of a compact between sovereign parties” (Doc. E). However, the North had different views on such a decision; they did not want South Carolina to leave the Constitution, and they asserted that “in contemplation of universal law and the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual” (Doc. F). Other political conflicts, such as the bitter contest between pro-slavery and anti-slavery due to the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854 -which organized the Kansas-Nebraska territories on the principle of popular sovereignty- (Doc. J); the speech given by Senator Charles Sumner over the Kansas-Nebraska bill in which he attacked pro-slavery men and insulted South Carolina and one of its senators, the well-liked Andrew Butler -to which Preston Brooks responded to by busting into the Senate chambers and beating Sumner with a cane- (Doc. K); the Dredd Scott Decision, in which Dredd Scott, a slave whose owner had taken him from a slave state to the free North, returned to Missouri and sued for his freedom, which set off even more controversy over slavery (Doc. L); and Abraham Lincoln’s speech when accepting the Republican nomination for US Senator in June 16, 1858, in which he stated that the pro-slavery/anti-slavery conflict
One cause of the Civil war was the economic and social differences between the North and the South. During the 1800, America was economically divided into two parts, the South and the North. While the North was all about industries, factories, and focusing on
The number one issue concerning the cause of the Civil War is the great divide between the Confederate South, which believed in slavery and the Union North, who didn’t agree with slavery or the spread of it. The two territories were against each other but also
Starting out there were many factors that caused the Civil War. The two main issue that caused the Civil War were slavery and the economic and political differences between the North and South. Although the Compromise of 1850, inflated the power of the South to compensate for how it was becoming more focused around slavery. Angry Northerners began to take action against the South in events such as the Bleeding Kansas. Southerners saw the election of a new Republican president which they wouldn't be able to stand up to politically or economically. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to hide the fact that the North had a limitless capacity to expand(population and land) and the South wasn't going to expand. The
The institution of slavery swiftly divided the Americans eventually causing the Civil War. Since the founding of the colonies, the southern colonies drastically differed from its New England neighbors. For example, South Carolina divided because the southern region exploited slavery for the production of cash crops, such as tobacco and sugar while the northern region held different political beliefs and specialized in lumber for ship making. Eventually, this division led to the creation of two new states—North and South Carolina. Similarly, slavery worsened this divide among Americans eventually causing the creation of two new nations—The Union and the Confederacy. Both sides held opposing beliefs and because neither would succumb, the method
The Civil War was between the north and south states of the United States when the southern states decided it was better for them to secede from the union. Many people believe that slavery was the cause of this war. Slavery may be the main reason of this war, but there are other reasons and events that helped spark the war. The economic situation for the union was one factor contributing to this war because the south was making most of the money for the United States, another factor towards the Civil War is the fight for states and representation during the westward movement, and lastly the social and cultural differences between the north and south created tension for their different beliefs and ideas. Starting with the economical perspective
The Civil War, 1861: a battle commenced from small differences. These differences, although they seem insignificant, divided a nation in two. Within this division, detriment broke out, leaving a once perfect nation broken and scarred from war. This piece will illustrate and explain the multiple causes of the Civil War to include the differences of political instability, economical relations, and slavery.
Why was the civil war caused? The northern and the southern sections of the United States were developed among different lines. The south was predominantly arraign and the north was more industrialized. With that being said issues came about with taxes, tariffs, and internal improvements, this also included states’ rights going against federal rights. The civil war was between the northern and the southern states. The northern states didn’t to much have slaves, but the south had slaves and wanted more. They began a war over the slaves in their colonies.
America has been a country divided between the North and South since its creation in 1776. For over 70 years, the conflict slowly built up until tensions became overwhelming. The nation’s leaders tried to ease the strained relationship with various compromises and acts, but they could not fully satisfy either group. As a result, the United States entered into a deadly domestic war that lasted from 1861 to 1865 and claimed more than 600,000 lives. The American Civil War was fought because of political, economical, and social differences between the North and the South.
The first main cause of the Civil War was conflict between the North and the South about politics. The South wanted each of their states to be more ultimate than the federation or confederacy. The South also wanted to protect the right to own slaves. The South threatened
One of the reasons that triggered the Civil War was the difference in the view of slavery. The South known as the “slave states” wanted slavery because they needed it in order to make revenue out of their agricultural economy and produce raw goods and have the slaves work. As a result, the wealthy owners of the farm relied on foreign exports a lot. The North known as the “free states” opposed slavery because they did not need slavery as much as the South they had an industrial economy and made raw goods into products. Since the north had such a big industrial economy there was a lot of immigration towards the north because of all the job opportunities. Therefore, both sides had different perspectives on slavery and caused a disagreement.
One of the first reasons for the Civil War was due to the future of slavery. This conflict brought many means of session. Within this session the states and territories of the Western and Northern states were in between. Mean while the South fought for the establishment of independence for a new confederation and their very own constitution. Also the Southern states with slaves wanted many more other states to do the same. So many of the Southern states had a great amount of conflict with the Northern states due to slavery determination in the Western territories. Only a few of the Southern states were less wanting than the others.
There are many people who argue what the real cause or causes of the civil war was. I believe there are many causes but the main cause would be the issue of the southern states not wanting to get rid of chattel slavery. The southern states were dependent on slavery for the production of their economics. The southern states would fight for their policies to over extend into the blossoming states rather than the northern polices. President Abraham Lincoln, without a single vote from the southern state was elected on November 6, 1860, starting the rebellion of the southern states and them seceding from the union. (Civil War Trust)
The first main cause of the Civil War was conflict between the North and the South about politics. During the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln was a candidate of the North while J.C. Breckinridge was the candidate of the South. Abraham Lincoln successfully won with 180 electoral votes. This caused tension between the North and the South because Abraham Lincoln was against the expansion of slavery (Doc N). The Kansas-Nebraska Act is an example of this. The Missouri Compromise Line of 1820 was repealed when the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1845 was passed. The act organized territories on the principle of popular sovereignty. This created a lot of stir between the two nations. In a cartoon created by Harry T. Peters in 1856, it is shown that Preston Brooks, a member of the House of Representatives, attacking Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, with a cane. This happened after Sumner attacked
The American Civil War, a war fought between the Union and Confederacy. Lasting from April 12, 1861, to May 9, 1865, the Confederacy fought over state laws and slavery, which led to the South seceding from the United States, creating the Confederate States of America. The reasons for the South to secede from the United States and why the North prevailed is because the South feared the blacks would destroy their ways of life, and that the North had the manpower and resources.
The Civil War started on April 12, 1861. It’s one of the most consequential and pressing times in the history of the United States. The war stopped and halted generations of slavery. The Union ( the north and south ) was already ripped up and torn apart due to the negative fixation in race relations and a number of slave confusion were taking considerably huge toll on the country’s different structures. While slavery being the most common reason for the start of the Civil War, it wasn’t the only thing that factored into the war starting, such as the difference in the Union and Confederacy economic structures, slave rights, and the abolishment of slavery. The Civil War initially started when the South ( Confederacy) seceded from the Union. The president at the time Abraham Lincoln refused to acknowledge the fact that they left but the Confederacy made it known that they had no intention on coming back as for they felt like the north ( Union) was a tyrant trying to abolish their primary source of income, slavery. As for the Union they believed what Confederacy were doing to African American were wrong which further divided the Union of the United States more. Now, for the next five years the United States would be fighting an internal war with each other.