Why Did The United States Start The Civil War?

The Civil War is something everyone remembers. It's hard to forget something that big, that almost separated our United States apart. The South and the North both have their opinion on the war. As well so do I but we will do the polar opposites first. The South states didn't want to be part of the United States and create their own country, called the Confederacy States. A few reasons why they didn't want to be part of the United states. The top reason why they started the war because they wanted to keep their slaves, even though it's wrong. The second reason was economics, they didn't want to be taxed for themselves and their slaves. They thought that the United government was being unfair. South Carolina was the first to protest against the tax laws, saying the wouldn't pay them. Third reason was about states' right, the North and the South disagreed on how the government should run. The South said that the government should have a strong government with only limited power for the federal government.
Not all the Northerners agreed that it was wrong for the South to have slaves until those states tried to expand into new territories, or acquire more slaves from slave holding lands like Cuba. Peoples' eyes were opened when people like Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Stowe wrote books about how the Southerners were treating their slaves. That kindled a flame brighter only to have it explode when the South attacked Fort Sumter and fired at the steamer that was trying to bring troops and supplies to the Fort. Under the command of General Grant, the war begins and all men must be forced to decide which side they believe in. This separates families, friends, and neighbors. It's about four years of war and separation, the war is finally over when General Lee surrenders to General