Civil War Unity

Unity is the main factor that keeps a nation from falling apart, however, without the cohesion of a nation, war amongst one another will break out and the very foundation a country relies on will fall apart. The United States was unable to resolve the north and south’s dispute on whether or not slavery should be permitted in the nation which led to an all-out Civil War. The presence of slavery in the American economy separated the northern and southern states, and the competition for power in the government grew because both sides desired to manage slavery in the nation. After several acts, compromises, and acts of violence in the United States, the nation’s unity began to dissolve and war was the only way to settle the differences. There were …show more content…
The cotton gin resulted in millions of slaves invading the American population which only further strengthened the institution of slavery and solidified its spot in the American economy. Although slavery was already well and alive in America before the cotton gin was introduced, the mere invention caused the American economy to prosper which, for southerners, validated how slavery is a positive aspect in society. The southern states saw how much profit they were able to bring in from their cotton production and began to desire the expansion of the slavery farther west. This was a clear boundary that divided the north and south’s interests since the two regions possessed different types of economies which were powered by separate sources of labor. If the south was able to expand their slavery fueled cotton empire into the west, then the north would become inferior to the south economically and in the government. The cotton gin’s impact sparked the arguments and debates that empowered the American Civil War between abolitionists and pro-slavery …show more content…
Although America had witnessed much violence and debate over slavery in the early nineteenth century, the states still remained one nation with hopes of finding a solution to their slave problems. Once South Carolina seceded, it caused a chain reaction of secession and was the final nail in the coffin that confirmed war between the north and south was inevitable. The Deep South had finally lost faith in their government and saw no hope for those in power to value their rights and ideals. With the United States in disarray, violence eventually broke out at Fort Sumter which led to the official start of the American Civil War as a result of the secession of the Deep