The U.S. Civil War, composed of many smaller events, was a huge impact in the development of America from post-Civil War to the present day. The war was fought between the North, also called the Union and the South, known as the Confederacy, between 1860 and 1865. After much struggle from both sides, the North eventually defeated the South in 1865. There were many differences between the North and the south, the most well known being the different economies, the citizen’s views on slavery, and the political views of the people in general. Slavery was a huge part of the southern agrarian economy during the Antebellum Era. The southerners depended on slaves to grow and harvest their cotton. The Northern economy was more industrialized and urbanized. Most, if not all, of the factories in the U.S. were located in the North, consisting of white men working for very small wages. The North did not have slavery to the same degree, but they were not against it either, rather they were against the spread of slavery.
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Although there were many factors leading to the Civil War, such as several economic and political standpoints and different views on several issues, the leading cause of the Civil War was the North and South viewing slavery through different political
Although there were many factors leading to the Civil War, such as several economic and political standpoints and different views on several issues, the leading cause of the Civil War was the North and South viewing slavery through different political