The top 5 causes of the Civil War.
1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South.
The invention of the cotton gin became popular reducing the time to make cotton. At the same time more plantiontions of cotton were being made and the south wanted cheap labor. The Economy depended on cotton and the demand of cheap labor were slaves. The northern economy depended on industry than agriculture. This made a major up set between the South and the North.
2. Status and Fedral Rights.
They were arguing for greater states rights and those arguing that the federal government needed more control. The thirteen states formed a loose confederation with a very weak federal government. When more problems came about, the weakness of the government caused the leaders to come together at and secretly created the US Consitution. Though many of the States was to be more like Indepantant Contries then Civil states.
3. Slaves Or No Slaves
Slaves were black and were held by whites, but some Native Americans and free blacks also held slaves. Slavery spread to the areas where there was good soil for plantations of cash crops, liketobacco, cotton, sugar, and coffee. The slaves raised and harvested these crops. By the early 19th century, most of slaveholders and slaves were in the southern United States.
4. Growth of the Abolition Movement
Increasingly, the northerners became more and more against slavery. Sympathies began to grow for abolitionists and against slavery and slaveholders. This led to more events like Uncle Toms Cabin being published. This book was the Best selling book in the 19th century following the Bible. It also led to The Dred Scott Case.
5.Abraham Lincon as Presidant
When Lincoln was elected, South Carolina issued its Declaration of the Causes of Secession. They believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northerners. That was one of the main issues the Us has had. He expected to eventually put slavory to an end by stoppping Africans from comming in to the US.
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Good info but be sure to list your sources--
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