The Northern And Southern States During The Civil War

The Civil War was a conflict, it was a big part of US history. The Civil War has changed our perspective and is a big foundation of our history. The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, and ended on April 9, 1865. The Civil War appeared because of the Northern and Southern perspectives of slavery, and the economic policies of both sides. The Union, also known as the Northern side, had won the Civil War. The Union won the Civil War because of how they had more of superior resources than the Southerners. The Civil War began when the Northern and the Southern argued for their perspective on slavery, economic policies, and cultural practices. The difference between the Northern and the Southern states that contributed to tensions is that the Northern
This decision horrified many people in the North. Abolitionists there continued their distress against slavery. By convincing many Northerners that the Southerners were determined to maintain and expand slavery, the Dred Scott decision served to widen the gap between Northern and Southern states. Lastly, there is the Fugitive Slave Act. The Fugitive Slave Acts was the spark that finally lit the fuse leading to the American Civil War, by making it impossible for Northerners to continue to ignore the harsh realities of slavery in the South. The attempts that were made to compromise and prevent war were the Compromise of 1850, The Kansas-Nebraska Act, and The Corwin Amendment. The Compromise of 1850 was unsuccessful in preventing the Civil War because it was made up of 5 bills that tried to resolve the dispute over slavery for the new territories. California was admitted to be a free state while the United States left Utah and New Mexico to decide if they wanted to be a free state or slave state. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was unsuccessful in preventing war because it allowed for the expansion of slavery into new territories, which was a contentious