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How Did The South Have The Right To Do Without A Civil War
Imagine the United States without a Civil War. We would be a much greater and stronger nation. I believe that the South didn’t have the right to fight for their way of life. Due to their attitude on slavery, they created a war that was dreadful. In the war, was the bloodiest day in US history, and the entire war caused 650,000 deaths. I believe this due to the cost of the Civil War, the unjustness of slavery, and the way that the South never compromised. The first reason of why I think that the South didn’t have the right to protect their way of life is because the Civil War was horrific. I believe this because there were 650,000 people who lost their lives in the Civil War. In addition, out of the people who died were innocent men and women. Many of them never thought of dying in a war. Last but not least, the Battle of Antietam is still the bloodiest day in United States history. The South was the entire reason for the Civil War. Another reason I don’t respect the South's right to the way of life because they were fighting for something that is completely wrong-slavery. The South went over to African villages and took people out of their homes, just because of their race. It was completely unfair. The South also treated their slaves awfully. They whipped them, and hurt them until they completed their nearly impossible demands. Worst of all, …show more content…

The North kept on trying to stop the expansion of slavery, but the South kept on wanting more. They kept on trying to push westward. The saddest part of this is that they went against their own countrymen. They couldn’t even compromise with the people who they were fighting side by side with to break from Britain. They completely denied the Northerners who told them that slavery was completely wrong and isn’t fair. The South should have compromised when it was given the chance to end the Civil

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