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The Civil War in America, Cause and Consequences
The Civil War in the United States of America is one of the most frequently studied wars of any in American History. This terrible war put brothers from the North against brothers from the South and the result was both awful and catastrophic. When counting the dead and wounded on both sides, including the destruction of houses, farms, and the livelihood of people on both sides, the Civil War was the most terrible and bloodiest war in American History. There were many issues that sparked the beginning of the American Civil War, including moral, political and economic aspects but the defining issue was slavery.
The Citizens of the North, led by President Abraham Lincoln, had declared that slavery violated the conscience of American citizens and therefore violated the fundamental foundation of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. Most southerners disagreed strongly with this declaration and could not accept that the slaves should be considered as “men”, they were after all, property, which had been bought with their money. These are not people who should be treated as an equal. The Southerners, mostly landowners needed manpower. They responded to this need and bought their slaves on the market. They had paid a fair price and were committed to holding on to their property and to the continuation of slavery. The Southern farmers and others, who needed the slave manpower to plant, manage and harvest their crops and to work at other tasks strongly supported slavery. The Southern gentlemen made the argument that they had paid good money for the slaves who had been brought over from Africa and insisted that those contracts be honored the same as if they had bought horses or cattle. As the discussion continued, the arguments became more heated and passionate. Finally, it was clear that the South would not yield and the majority of northern citizens, led by President Lincoln, could
The Civil War in the United States of America is one of the most frequently studied wars of any in American History. This terrible war put brothers from the North against brothers from the South and the result was both awful and catastrophic. When counting the dead and wounded on both sides, including the destruction of houses, farms, and the livelihood of people on both sides, the Civil War was the most terrible and bloodiest war in American History. There were many issues that sparked the beginning of the American Civil War, including moral, political and economic aspects but the defining issue was slavery.
The Citizens of the North, led by President Abraham Lincoln, had declared that slavery violated the conscience of American citizens and therefore violated the fundamental foundation of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. Most southerners disagreed strongly with this declaration and could not accept that the slaves should be considered as “men”, they were after all, property, which had been bought with their money. These are not people who should be treated as an equal. The Southerners, mostly landowners needed manpower. They responded to this need and bought their slaves on the market. They had paid a fair price and were committed to holding on to their property and to the continuation of slavery. The Southern farmers and others, who needed the slave manpower to plant, manage and harvest their crops and to work at other tasks strongly supported slavery. The Southern gentlemen made the argument that they had paid good money for the slaves who had been brought over from Africa and insisted that those contracts be honored the same as if they had bought horses or cattle. As the discussion continued, the arguments became more heated and passionate. Finally, it was clear that the South would not yield and the majority of northern citizens, led by President Lincoln, could