One event that contributed the Civil war was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. This allowed for new territories to decide if they were a slave state or a free state by a popular vote. This act undid the Missouri Compromise and started the disagreement between the pro/anti-slavery groups. The effect of this was fighting and violence that became known as Bleeding Kansas and this had troubled the nation. The Missouri compromise had kept the Union from falling apart which is why it eventually led to the Civil war.…
America expanded quickly, but it didn’t come without controversy. The country was divided on whether slavery should flourish or be abolished. Slavery was dividing the country, with a Civil War in the makings. It is long debated what the cause was, and therefore it is unknown which specific event caused the war. The many speeches given by citizens and politicians, the Compromise of 1850, and the Dred Scott Decision are largely considered to be the main causes of the Civil War.…
Causes of the Civil War The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865 between the northern and southern regions of the U.S. Ever since the colonies became independent from Britain, the North and the South of America had been in conflict. The two regions had many differences and issues that needed to be settled. All of these issues were building up and getting worse as America was growing and becoming more powerful. There were many causes of the Civil War but the most important were slavery, differences in economies, society, and differences in political ideologies and power.…
Through the 1800s, up until 1860s the North and the South clashed. They had an immense amount of struggles, both economically and socially, that led them to the Civil War. There were over 620,000 casualties by the end of the war. So, what lead to this madness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic differences, moral beliefs, and interpretation of the Constitution.…
After seeing all the effects that states’ rights, the Missouri compromise, abolitionist movement, bleeding Kansas, and John Brown had on causing the Civil War, it is clear that slavery was not the only thing that caused the war. Even though slavery was not always a good thing, it was not only a bad thing either. Bleeding Kansas had a big effect because the north wanted Kansas to be a free state while the south wanted it to be a slave state. John Brown killed innocent people only because they took part in what he was against. While the northers liked the federal union, the south did not, because the government did not abide by the constitution and that angered southerners.…
How technology changed the American civil war The American civil war was a great event in American history. While the revolutionary war created the United States, the civil war determined what kind of nation it would be. The American civil war was caused by the issue of slavery.…
The social differences between the North and South had the largest impact on causing the Civil War. Although political disputes caused conflict, slavery had the greatest factor, so social conflict was the leading cause of the Civil War. This was the leading cause for many reasons, including different opinions on slavery, more of the upper class in the North, and Dred Scott receiving unfair treatment in court because he was an African American. To begin, different opinions on slavery were one of the leading causes of the Civil War.…
The Civil War was a product of a great divide between two sides of an unfortunately broken country. The North and South found contrasts in various areas; from the economy, to culture, to standpoints on slavery. In the eyes of few, there is a belief that the war could have been avoided. However, due to the differing cultures and beliefs of the North and the South, the division in the country was far too large, thus rendering the war inevitable. The most prominent cause of the Civil War was the issue of divergent cultures and economies between the North and South.…
Or perhaps they’d say people started it because high schoolers are just like that. But regardless, most people believe that slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. However, despite common conception, the main cause of the Civil War was not simply slavery, but rather slavery was just another factor that led to Southern states believing they had the right to secede. The Civil War wasn’t something that occurred just overnight; decades of tensions between…
Slavery and sectionalism were two causes of the Civil War. The South allowed slavery but the northern states were against slavery. In 1860, in the South there were approximately 4,000,000 slaves. In the North, slaves were not allowed. Southerners relied on slaves to work on their plantations.…
Slavery was the underlying cause of the American Civil War. After the Republican and abolitionist Abraham Lincoln won the election in 1861, southern states became afraid of his political believes. His election caused major discussion in the southern states, that depended on slavery. States were preparing for secession because of the new president’s future actions. These states were very dependent on agriculture and abolishing slavery would certainly hurt them.…
Discuss the causes of the Civil War. Cite as many facts as possible to back up your analysis. One of the causes of the Civil War was the question of whether to establish slavery in the west. The debate between the government has intensified as whether slavery should be allowed in the new territories taken from Mexico after the Mexican-American War (Corbett, et al, 421).…
The cause of the American Civil War is very complicated, but mainly because of slavery.…
Throughout the years many historians have argued over the some aspects of the civil war. One of the most important questions that the civil war creates is: was it inevitable? To find the answer to this question we must first state and analyze the causes of the civil war. In this research paper I will prove that the civil war was inevitable because the free states and the slave states would eventually break out in war since the problems between them would’ve never been solved if the war weren’t waged. Slavery is one of the main causes of the civil war, and although it seems as an exaggeration almost all other causes can relate back to slavery .…
What led to the American Civil War is a topic of debate which lacks a simple answer. There is heated debate whether the war was fought for emancipation or to preserve the Union. Historians can advocate for either argument since both sides have ample evidence to support their respective standpoint. Both Hollywood and scholarship agree that the Civil War is a war to preserve the Union. While the issue of slavery was a massive factor in the war, it was not the defining factor.…