History 11 12/17/2006 The root causes and precipitating events that led to the Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War between northern and southern states was a consequence of contradictions of two social systems inside the country. At the basis of these contradictions was a question of slavery‚ completely determining economic and political interests of South. North strived to enforce Federal government power to protect their own economic stability. As a result the South wanted a separation
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A common assumption to explain the cause of the American Civil War was that the North was no longer willing to tolerate slavery as being part of the fabric of US society. Also‚ that the political power brokers in Washington were planning to abolish slavery throughout the Union. Therefore for many people slavery is the key issue to explain the causes of the American Civil War. However‚ it is not as simple as this and slavery‚ while a major issue‚ was not the only issue that pushed America into the
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The Causes of the Civil War The Causes of the Civil War Before the Civil War was a war was fought there were many differences that developed between the North and South. From the Southern point of view‚ the War was for Southern Independence. From the Northern point of view‚ this war was seen as a revolution. This war started as a result of many years of differences between the North and South. The North and the South there were many cultural‚ social‚ political‚ and economic differences
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Causes Of Civil War As members of the Futurist of America Association‚ we have been assigned to look specifically at the cause of the American Civil #War. There are five aspects that could of led to the Civil War and they are Westward Movement‚ Social Change‚ Froeign Policy Development‚ Government/Politics Development‚ and Economic Development. Out of the five aspects‚ Economic Development is the best reason for the eventual Civil War. First‚ Westward Movement could of led to American
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Causes of the Civil War Essay Social long term: ● North was opposed to slavery while the South was pro slavery ● The primary conflict of the civil war was whether the states had the right to decide what they wanted to do with slavery. (radical abolition vs pro slavery) ● One of the arising conflicts that led to the American Civil war was the growing abolition movement in the North ● which was an effort to end slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom and believed "all men are created equal
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What were some of the causes of the Civil War? One thing that caused it was States v.s Federal Rights . Economic and Social issues‚ and the election of Abraham Lincoln. When President Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ south Carolina issued its Declaration of the causes of succession. They believed that Lincoln was against slavery‚ and was in favor of Northern interests. Before Lincoln even became president seven states had already seceded from the union. The states was Florida‚ South Carolina‚ Mississippi
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Kebum Period 0 12/2/13 Causes of the Civil War The American Civil War was a major turning point in the history of the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Fought between Southern states that separated themselves from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America‚ and the Northern States‚ this war almost permanently split this “land of the free” in two. Sectionalism‚ the precursor of separatism‚ and debates over States’ rights through examples such as court cases provided
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land. The Civil War was one of the most destructive events in American history‚ costing more than 600‚000 lives. It was thought to be the war that helped shape the character of the American individual today. With a nation that is divided‚ there are two different views of the war. From the South‚ the war was seen as a battle of rebellion and southern independence‚ but in the North‚ the war was seen as a revolution. Between the North and the South there lay deep economic‚ social‚ and political differences
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Causes of the American Civil War The American Civil War was a war fought from 1861 to 1865‚ after the United States split up sometime from 1860 to1861 (Causes of The Civil War (3) 1). The war was fought over secession; secession or withdrawal is when a population with significant possessions is revoked from an established single country and a founded separate government (Secession 2). In The Civil War this meant that the Southern states disaffiliated themselves from The Union and proclaimed themselves
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CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR In 1860‚ the world ’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North and South. There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different interpretations of the Constitution by the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the arrival of Lincoln in office. These factors were very crucial in the bringing upon of the destruction of the Union. They caused immediate war. In 1791‚ the tenth amendment was
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