Essay Archive - Causes of the Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of
political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict,
they ignore the two main causes. The expansion of slavery, and its entrance
The North didn't care about slavery as long as it stayed in the South.
South Carolina seceded, because Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, was voted
into office. The Republican party threatened the South's expansion and so
Southerners felt that they had no other choice.
The United States was divided into three groups by the ti....
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