The Civil War Analysis

It seems to be a universal truth that as long as events continue to transpire and history continues to be made, we, as humans, will never stop trying to figure out why these particular stories ended the way that they did. There will always be those who dare to ask why our world has unraveled in the way that it has, and wonder what our lives might have been like had things ended differently than what we know. While these questions don’t necessarily have answers, the theories that are formed in an attempt to find them are the very things that keep us conscious of our past, and thus, considerate of our present and future. One of the larger events in our history that evokes the most thought and inquiry is the Civil War, in which our nations division caused the bloodiest war …show more content…
However, despite this seemingly simplistic answer, the South’s secession would prove to be caused by their opposition of abolitionism and overall ingrained belief and dependence on white supremacy. Southerner’s saw their superiority over the entire black race as a god given right, as stated by Stephen Hale, “…the white man stripped, by the Heaven-daring hand of fanaticism of that title to superiority over the black race which God himself has bestowed…” (1) Not only did they fear the loss of their dominion over the slave community, but Southerners were cautious of the possibility that their slaves freedom would result in a race war, as, “…the two races would be continually pressing together... [And] the extermination of the one or the other, would be inevitable.” (Hale, 1) It was clear that the slaves had them outnumbered, but Southerner’s weren’t willing to see their property freed, nor revolting against them, and thus decided to separate in the hopes of maintaining their