The Major Cause Of The American Civil War

The American Civil War is known as the war that finally ended slavery. The war began On April 12, 1861, and lasted four years, finally ending on May 9, 1865. During these four years, a rough estimate of 620,000 soldiers lives would be lost. The Civil War would become one of the bloodiest and deadliest conflicts the United States would ever see. However, while slavery was a major cause of this war, it was not the only factor, there were several other causes and factors which led to war. One of the several factors which led to the Civil War was the economy. While for the most part, the North and South economies were in good shape for their time, their economies were extremely different from each other. This led to different views on how they
Like the economy, the North and South were extremely different in their social views. Social views and your 'status' were very contrasting in the North and South. For example, in the North, if you were born into a poor family, you did not have to remain poor. You weren't as discriminated against, you could become extremely wealthy as long as you and your family worked hard. An example of this is a man named Samuel Colt. According to History Learning Site, a website focused on studying history, there was a man named Samuel Colt, who was born in Connecticut to a poor family and had a poor background. During his life, he struggled to keep himself going and to be successful in his life. He ended up becoming a wealthy man. In the end, due to his hard work and perseverance, he was able to leave his wife $15 million dollars in his will. This, however, was not the only example of someone in the North from a poor background rising up to the top. Needless to say, the South would prove to be quite the opposite. If you were born into a poor background you would likely stay poor throughout your life, unless you managed to make friends who could help you reach a certain place. If you were born into a wealthy family or background, and as long as you were able to keep your wealth you stayed wealthy. However, there was a certain structure, "The whole structure was portrayed in 'Gone With The Wind'; a strictly Christian society that had men at the top while those underneath were expected and required to accept their social status." (Causes of the American Civil War) During these times men were considered to be the 'breadwinners' of the house. The men were in charge of earning money, managing the farm or business and what went on religious wise in their home. Women, however, were expected to marry and raise children, manage the household, and be subservient to their