How Did The Civil War Preventable

The American Civil War was unavoidable. Because of regional and political disputes the country would have continued to boil even if the extremists on both sides were kept under control. No matter what was done politically a conflict was necessary to eradicate slavery from this continent.

The question has been asked as to whether or not the Civil War could have been avoided. Based on my readings I believe that the Civil War could not have been avoided. The following reasons will help illustrate why this is the case.

“Lincoln vehemently opposed the expansion of slavery into new western territories and served as one of the most influential advocates of ‘free soil’” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Although Lincoln stayed neutral on the topic of the abolitionist movement during his campaign, he was against the expansion of slavery. Because of this, the South saw him as a threat and seven southern states seceded from the Union.

There has been much debate as to whether the Civil War could have been avoided or not. The Evansville Daily Journal argues that the Civil War was inevitable, but Alexander Stephens disagrees and proposes that the war could have been avoided. Stephen’s argument is superior to the Evansville Daily Journal one because it objectively talks about the recent changes in the United States, explains the different views between the North and South, and tries to convince people that a war is not necessary.

In April 1861, the United States of America went to war. They did not go to war with a foreign power, because of a border dispute, and they did not go to war with the native people because of their hunger for more land. No, this would be a war among themselves, north against south, brother against brother, and in some instances even father against son. In the four long and bloody years that this war lasted more than 600,000 of these brothers, fathers, and sons would die in the many battles. Many people point to slavery as the reason the civil war was fought. Although slavery was one of the key issues, the causes for the war run much deeper. Besides slavery, other issues that were causes of the civil war included the differences in moral value, and the different ways the politicians interpret the constitution. First of all, the most obvious cause of the war was slavery. According to the map in document “An” all slaves and cotton were in the southern states. Slavery had already been abolished in the north years before, and every time a territory was to become a state there was a huge struggle between the pro-slavery south and the northern abolitionist. Each time peace was maintained by way of compromise. In his speech in 1858 Abraham Lincoln foretells the upcoming war by s0aying, “In my opinion, it will not end until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand” (Doc M). So, clearly this difference in

In my belief, the civil war couldn't have been avoided. The biggest cause of the civil war was the dispute over the future of the slavery. Without the was, there was no possibility for the southern state to abolish slavery because slaves were a;ready being used for a large variety of jobs. Southerners believed that slaves were cheaper and more manageable form of labor who could be trained to work in the factories. Slavery was economic foundation for the south, which meant they wouldn't have ended slavery without the war.

Before the Civil War, the North and the South were very different. Their values were completely different. The North was more industrialized, urbanized, and was more reliant on wage labor. On the other hand, the South continued to be a rural, agricultural society, and depended on slavery to harvest the cash crops that they made a living off of. Such big differences brought about the Civil War. Was there something that could have been done to avoid the Civil War in the first place?

Lincoln was an avowed opponent of slavery, he also stated that he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed. Shortly after Lincoln was elected, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union. Lincoln’s election was indeed fair but did push the Deep South toward

Abraham Lincoln was opposed slavery before becoming a president. In his debate with Stephen Douglas, he defined slavery as morally wrong (P.392). Although he was against slavery, he was not an abolitionist; he believed that slavery should not spread into new territories, he was not determined to actually end slavery. When he became a president and the secession of Confederate States happened, he still held to the idea that he had before becoming president for two reasons: first he didn’t want the border slave states to join the Confederate, and second he was hoping the fact that he is not going to end slavery would tempt the Confederate States to return to the Union. As the war dragged on, unlike what he thought, lots of factors occurred that

After thoroughly assessing past readings and additional research on the Civil War between the North and South, it was quite apparent that the war was inevitable. Opposed views on this would have probably argued that slavery was the only reason for the Civil War. Therefore suggesting it could have been avoided if a resolution was reached on the issue of slavery. Although there is accuracy in stating slavery led to the war, it wasn’t the only factor. Along with slavery, political issues with territorial expansion, there were also economic and social differences between North and South. These differences, being more than just one or two, gradually led to a war that was bound to happened one way or another.

I believe the Civil War was unavoidable because even if slavery wasn’t wanted to be banned then, other wanted changes in America’s society would have triggered the war. The Civil War changed so many different aspects within our own country, these changes were mostly involved with social issues and rights. The Civil War marked the beginning of a large reformation period. After the 13th Amendment came out and slavery was banned, more amendments of change came into view. 14th amendment was pronounced and gave the right to every citizen born on US soil, gained citizenship to America. Soon after this, voting was considered a right and African American men wanted it. This became known as the 15th amendment. All the drama America went through to give

The Civil War was essentially inevitable. With the invention of the Cotton Gin, the South had taken a totally different economic and social path compared to the North. The Fugitive Slave Act along with the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, drove the North further from the South.

Civil war was not avoidable. The Civil War took place in order for southern states to influence the federal government laws. One example is slavery. The South wanted to spread slavery into the western states, while the North wanted it all to themselves or white labor itself. The election of Abraham Lincoln also had an effect on the South in which they felt neglected from the political system that led to the Civil War.

Lastly, critics argue that if we never had the Civil War slavery in the south would never be abolished. However the research says, southern states would have abolished slavery with time without war. According to the article, “How Lincoln Could Have Prevented Civil War” by Sanderson Beck it states, “Instead of being forced to emancipate the slaves without compensation, they could have worked out some sort of gradual emancipation eventually.” Given these points, the war could have been avoided if we just let the southern states work out the problem over time. This, would cause no bloodshed and would overall be better for the nation.

The Civil War was a dark time in American history where many people lost their lives. The sad part is, it could and should have been avoided. To start off, slavery is the main reason why the Civil War occurred. The North was mostly antislavery, and the South was proslavery. Before Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written in 1852, the North was fine with the South having slavery. After this sadly true book was published, it infuriated the Northerners and made them stand up against slavery. Instead of the South admitting this book was mostly true, they denied it! This sparked the start of the North and South beginning to split apart.