But even though there are many causes and effects the main cause was a man named Dred Scott. Dred Scott was a slave who sought citizenship through the American legal system, and whose case eventually ended up in the Supreme Court.The famous Dred Scott Decision in 1857 denied his request stating that no person with African blood could become a U.S. citizen. Besides denying citizenship for African-Americans, it also overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which had restricted slavery in certain U.S. territories. This is the main cause because this is what's known as racism and racism started the problem with north and south.The Northern people were the ones who said no slavery is wrong and everyone is equal.But the south said slavery is necessary and even though we need them to keep our society running they are not …show more content…
This was because the war took many resources and they need more if there were ever gonna win the war. This is the main effect because they were using so much of their resources that they started to run out and they needed more so they made more.The main people who had to make everything and taking over jobs while their partners were gone were the women and children. This act would later on start the women's rights movement and the Movement for slaves to be able to