The Civil War could be easily marked as the as most catastrophic event to ever take place in the South. The nature of the Civil War being likely served as the contribution to this secession of Southern political leaders. In the end, the secession ended up being a disaster for the South anyway. But, what drove these politicians to secession? This would be the Planter class, or the class of individuals who owned plantations.
While Abraham Lincoln was serving as the president of the United States of America, slavery was a large issue in the country. It was so impactful that it became known as a partial cause of the Civil War. Lincoln, having been elected as president as a Republican, he was part of a party that was against the extension of slavery. So, he claims that he always hated slavery just as much as any abolitionist would. But, he feared that the forcing of abolition itself would only result in violence which he strongly wanted to avoid. In the end, he hoped to prevent the Union from being dissolved. Lincoln would consent to completely demolishing slavery itself if it meant being the equivalent of consenting a great evil for the sake of avoiding a greater one. …show more content…
In December of 1860, South Carolina ended up seceding from the country as a result of Lincoln's election. Within the following months, ten other states followed in South Carolina's footsteps and also seceded from the union. This decision to withdraw did not come lightly to the political leaders of the states that joined the Confederacy. They knew that they would most likely be forced to defend their secession through military conflict with the numerically and industrially superior
While Abraham Lincoln was serving as the president of the United States of America, slavery was a large issue in the country. It was so impactful that it became known as a partial cause of the Civil War. Lincoln, having been elected as president as a Republican, he was part of a party that was against the extension of slavery. So, he claims that he always hated slavery just as much as any abolitionist would. But, he feared that the forcing of abolition itself would only result in violence which he strongly wanted to avoid. In the end, he hoped to prevent the Union from being dissolved. Lincoln would consent to completely demolishing slavery itself if it meant being the equivalent of consenting a great evil for the sake of avoiding a greater one. …show more content…
In December of 1860, South Carolina ended up seceding from the country as a result of Lincoln's election. Within the following months, ten other states followed in South Carolina's footsteps and also seceded from the union. This decision to withdraw did not come lightly to the political leaders of the states that joined the Confederacy. They knew that they would most likely be forced to defend their secession through military conflict with the numerically and industrially superior