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“While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be” (McPherson). Four years of American bloodshed on American soil for a wide-range of reasons. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This was a result of location and personal opinions. Peace could not continue in a country filled with disagreements that affected the common American. Many believe that The American Civil War was fought only over slavery, when in fact there were a number of other reasons for why this war was fought. The War of the Rebellion, as it is officially known, was fought between the American people, the northern states (the Union) versus the southern states (the Confederates), to ultimately determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Throughout the war, the Union had recruited an estimated 1.5 million troops and the Confederates recruited an approximate 1.2 million. Known as America’s bloodiest clash, the Civil War …show more content…

Other issues that arose were sectionalism, referring to the different economies, social structure, customs and political values of the North and South (Charles S. Sydnor, The Development of Southern Sectionalism). Protectionism, the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports. “Northern states, which had heavily invested in their still-nascent manufacturing, could not compete with the full-fledged industries of Europe in offering high prices for cotton imported from the South and low prices for manufactured exports in return. Thus, northern manufacturing interests supported tariffs and protectionism while southern planters demanded free trade” (Thornton & Ekelund 2004, p.

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