The Civil War was inevitable because it couldn’t have been prevented. It was inescapable because the South would have a hard time running their economy without their slaves. The Southern states needed their slaves to work for them, therefore, they wouldn’t give their slaves up very easily. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President over Democrat, Stephen A. Douglas, the South was worried that he would take away all their slaves. The Southern states’ economy was made up of mostly farms and agriculture, while the North had more factories, so the North didn’t depend on slaves to do their labor. He didn’t end up taking away all their slaves but he made sure that the new states weren’t allowed to own slaves. The North was pleased by Lincoln winning
