Why The South Won The Civil War

Going to war would not only end the problems that the nation has been having, but winning the war would help us preserve the Union. There is no guarantee that the war will be won, but either way we shouldn't allow our nation to be lost so easily. There is many reasons for war to be declared, for example if the South was allowed to do as they please and secede, our nation would lose half of its economic value. Although, here in the North there is a bit of agriculture and we are very industrial it would be very difficult to make up for the drop in the economy that the South's departure would create. Another reason for us to go to war with the South is that if we win, it would help gain more control over economic policies. This could benefit the North because we could use money to grow our industries, like railroads and better machinery for our fabrics. Another topic that has been raging between the states is the topic on slavery, winning the war would help us in the fight to prevent in the expansion of slavery. Although, the South might lose some of its money because slaves wouldn't want to work for them, they can offer blacks jobs. The work would still be getting done since other jobs that aren't those of the slaves are already fulfilled, forcing the slaves to continue working in the jobs they already had. Not a lot of money would be lost since business and plantation owners can simply pay the blacks the minimum money possible, like is already being in some cases here in the North. …show more content…
For these reasons not only I, but the rest of our nation believes war against the South is inevitable, therefore war should be declared against the South as an attempt to continue being the wonderful country we