Civil War: Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Fight
The civil war was a bloody war with epic results. The civil war led to the freedom of the slaves but the war wasn’t really about the slaves. The war was about rich men and their fight for power. Many were led to believe that the union wanted to take their rights, women, and jobs. Others knew the war was simply a display of financial power. The South had become rich off the work of slaves. The North demand taxes and thus the fight that led to thousands dying began. It was easier for the rich in power to stand steadfast in their decision not to secede. They were not on the battlefield. They were not sacrificing their lives for the cause.
When speaking about the civil war the phrase, “the richer gets …show more content…
The Confederacy (the south) would fight against the Union (the north) for multiple reasons. Those reasons being the ability to expand and maintain slavery and to combat the taxes that were being pushed on them by the union. While the South was using slave labor as a way to produce funds, it also was being taxed heavily due to the union’s attempt to profit from it without supporting it. Financial power was a major cause for the war and slavery represented that financial power. The invention of the cotton gin led to an increase in plantations and demands for cheaper labor. This increased the demand for slaves. Slaves were considered a cheaper long term investment. Slaves would provide children that could be sold or made to work the land. While many had the option to hire poor whites, slaves did not have rights and thus could be worked harder than poor whites. The Dred Scott decision was a major victory for the South. Slaves were …show more content…
The rich had no problem sacrificing the poor for their agenda. Seceding was not their agenda, the rich would have kept the poor fighting for as long as they could. The fight between state rights and federal government control would last four years. Taxations, state rights, slavery (financial power), and federal government control led the country down a dark path in history. The slaves would be freed as a move to financially cripple the confederacy. This move gave the union the upper hand and won them the war. Without the financial power of slave labor, the confederacy did not stand the same odds against the
The civil war was a bloody war with epic results. The civil war led to the freedom of the slaves but the war wasn’t really about the slaves. The war was about rich men and their fight for power. Many were led to believe that the union wanted to take their rights, women, and jobs. Others knew the war was simply a display of financial power. The South had become rich off the work of slaves. The North demand taxes and thus the fight that led to thousands dying began. It was easier for the rich in power to stand steadfast in their decision not to secede. They were not on the battlefield. They were not sacrificing their lives for the cause.
When speaking about the civil war the phrase, “the richer gets …show more content…
The Confederacy (the south) would fight against the Union (the north) for multiple reasons. Those reasons being the ability to expand and maintain slavery and to combat the taxes that were being pushed on them by the union. While the South was using slave labor as a way to produce funds, it also was being taxed heavily due to the union’s attempt to profit from it without supporting it. Financial power was a major cause for the war and slavery represented that financial power. The invention of the cotton gin led to an increase in plantations and demands for cheaper labor. This increased the demand for slaves. Slaves were considered a cheaper long term investment. Slaves would provide children that could be sold or made to work the land. While many had the option to hire poor whites, slaves did not have rights and thus could be worked harder than poor whites. The Dred Scott decision was a major victory for the South. Slaves were …show more content…
The rich had no problem sacrificing the poor for their agenda. Seceding was not their agenda, the rich would have kept the poor fighting for as long as they could. The fight between state rights and federal government control would last four years. Taxations, state rights, slavery (financial power), and federal government control led the country down a dark path in history. The slaves would be freed as a move to financially cripple the confederacy. This move gave the union the upper hand and won them the war. Without the financial power of slave labor, the confederacy did not stand the same odds against the