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The causes of the Civil War The civil war lasted for a period of 4 years from the year 1861 to 1865. The war led to more than six hundred thousand casualties. The traces for the civil war are mainly from the tension that formed early in the history of the United States. The vast size of the United States resulted in divergent lifestyles and cultures in the South and North which were dictated by climatic and geographic differences producing raw materials which led either to industrialized city dwellers and farming communities. The paper shall describe the causes of the American civil war.
a. Economic and Social differences
The south was an agricultural state where tobacco and cotton formed the backbone of …show more content…
The northern state was industrializing a relatively quick rate. The entrepreneurs were accepted and perceived as important towards the industrial development of the nation. The industries situated at the north purchased raw cotton and turned them into finished products. The difference amid the two states lead to a major discrepancy in their economic attitudes (Ford 19). The north was largely focused on the urban life while the south was founded on the plantation system. The change in the Northern state implied that the society changed as people of divergent classes and cultures were forced to work together. Contrasting the south progressed holding on to outdated social …show more content…
Whilst slavery is usually coined as the core causes, other cultural and political differences amid the South and the North states led to the war. The paper has discussed some of the differences amid the states and how they created a major divide amid the South and the North that ultimately contributed to the Civil war.
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Carlisle, Rodney P. Civil War and Reconstruction. New York: Facts On File, 2007. Internet resource.
Ford, Lacy. A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Internet resource.
Förster, Stig, and Jörg Nagler. On the Road to Total War: The American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification, 1861 - 1871. Cambridge [u.a.: Cambridge University Press [u.a., 2002.
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The causes of the Civil War The civil war lasted for a period of 4 years from the year 1861 to 1865. The war led to more than six hundred thousand casualties. The traces for the civil war are mainly from the tension that formed early in the history of the United States. The vast size of the United States resulted in divergent lifestyles and cultures in the South and North which were dictated by climatic and geographic differences producing raw materials which led either to industrialized city dwellers and farming communities. The paper shall describe the causes of the American civil war.
a. Economic and Social differences
The south was an agricultural state where tobacco and cotton formed the backbone of …show more content…
The northern state was industrializing a relatively quick rate. The entrepreneurs were accepted and perceived as important towards the industrial development of the nation. The industries situated at the north purchased raw cotton and turned them into finished products. The difference amid the two states lead to a major discrepancy in their economic attitudes (Ford 19). The north was largely focused on the urban life while the south was founded on the plantation system. The change in the Northern state implied that the society changed as people of divergent classes and cultures were forced to work together. Contrasting the south progressed holding on to outdated social …show more content…
Whilst slavery is usually coined as the core causes, other cultural and political differences amid the South and the North states led to the war. The paper has discussed some of the differences amid the states and how they created a major divide amid the South and the North that ultimately contributed to the Civil war.
Work Cited:
Carlisle, Rodney P. Civil War and Reconstruction. New York: Facts On File, 2007. Internet resource.
Ford, Lacy. A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Internet resource.
Förster, Stig, and Jörg Nagler. On the Road to Total War: The American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification, 1861 - 1871. Cambridge [u.a.: Cambridge University Press [u.a., 2002.