Why The Confederate States Involved In The Civil War

The United States has taken part in many wars throughout the years, one of the wars was the Civil War. Citizens fought a war between themselves and each had its label; one was the northern states known as the Union states and the other was the southern states known as the Confederate states. This paper will discuss the history behind the civil war, the reasons behind why each side participated in this war and the results and change this war brought to the country.
The Civil War began in April 1861, when the Confederates barraged Union soldiers at in Fort Sumter, South Carolina. This war lasted four years when it ended in May of 1865 during the spring time. The war was very destructive for a new nation that was trying to establish itself and make a future in these lands. It claimed the lives of 600,000-750,000 men from both Confederate soldiers and Union soldiers. Many believed this war was just about slavery when in reality it was more about the southern states wanting Independence …show more content…
They disliked each oth-er’s views out of fear for their beliefs. The southern states wanted more land going west to in-crease the number of slave states and further have more people involved with congress. The same could be said about the northern states. They each wanted to control the majority of congress to protect their views and also their political agenda. Do to this fight over new land and to try and control congress it resulted in continued unrest between both sides for years. The southern states wanted less government control while the northern states wanted a centralized government. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States the south viewed it as a threat to their way of life but most importantly to the use of slaves. The south then elected its own president, Jefferson Davis. Shortly after this election by the south they began calling for in-ternational recognition from France and