Slavery: An Indirect Cause Of The Civil War

(Document 4) The conflict of interests between the North and the South contributed to the war, but were not the primary cause. Both the compromise of 1850 and Lincoln’s presidential candidacy tie back to slavery making it the indefinite cause of the Civil

Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri, owned by the Sandford family. After a couple of years, his owner, Dr. John Emerson, moved him into a Wisconsin Territory. After the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was drafted, slavery was no longer permitted in the area Scott was presiding in. After finding out that the Wisconsin Territory was a free area, Dred Scott went back to Missouri to sue for his freedom. He thought since he was living in a free territory, he was technically a free man. The Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sew in court. It was also ruled that the Congress did not have enough power to ban slaver in United States territories. Lastly, the court declared

Slavery was the largest contributor in the beginnings of this awful war. From the fear, to the abolitionists, to tension, to the vast growth of slaves education, all of America was was divided because of one largely impactful event, slavery. Increased freedom, education, and rights of slaves were the main causes of the civil war due to the substantial amounts of tension and fear between the Northern Abolitionists and the Southern slave owners.

Slavery started in America in 1619, when slaves came from Africa to Jamestown. They brought them over to get help with production of crops. In the time of Huckleberry Finn, the slave states were Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, and Delaware. All the other states were known to be free states. When a new state came about, they used the Missouri Compromise line. All states above the line would be free, and anything below the line would be slave states. The slave states justified their use of slaves by saying that they needed help, and that they were kind to the slaves. Slavery helped lead to the Civil War,

Although many presume that the growing opposition to slavery was the lone cause of the South’s succession that led to the Civil War, economic and political tensions were also key factors in provoking their immense decision to leave the Union.

According to William A. Darity, Duke University Professor, “Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was a major U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the status of slaves in the United States.” Britannica.com states that “Dred Scott decision, formally Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sandford, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (7–2) that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States; and that the Missouri Compromise (1820), which had declared free all territories west of Missouri and north of latitude 36°30′, was unconstitutional.” Dred Scott was living in a free state after his slave owner died and was still considered a slave after his slave owner died. Jennifer Stock, author/writer, writes that “In April 1846, Dred Scott (c. 1795–1858) and his wife Harriet began such a difficult quest by initiating a lawsuit for Scott 's freedom on the grounds that Scott 's owner, U.S. Army surgeon John Emerson, had taken him to the free territory of Wisconsin as well as the free state of Illinois.” Scott resided in Illinois with his owner and tried to fight for his freedom that he was deemed free while living in Illinois. History.com notes that “On this day in 1857, the United States Supreme Court

By the time of the 1860 presidential election, the country was in a state of disarray. There were profound differences in the views of citizens over the future of our nation. The morality of slavery, economic issues, as well as the rights of slave owners, dominated during the 1860 elections.

Many factors led to the occurrence of the American Civil War. The key issues were slavery, different political ideologies, right of the people, and economic reasons. However, the key reasons that lead to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery is touted as the main cause of the conflict between the states in the northern part and those in the south. To date, slavery is still considered the worst human tragedy to have occurred in the United States. Abraham Lincoln himself pointed out that slavery was the root cause of the Civil War because of increase in tension within the country.

The Civil War was between the north and south states of the United States when the southern states decided it was better for them to secede from the union. Many people believe that slavery was the cause of this war. Slavery may be the main reason of this war, but there are other reasons and events that helped spark the war. The economic situation for the union was one factor contributing to this war because the south was making most of the money for the United States, another factor towards the Civil War is the fight for states and representation during the westward movement, and lastly the social and cultural differences between the north and south created tension for their different beliefs and ideas. Starting with the economical perspective

Sanford was another hot political issue. Dred Scott and his wife were taken to a free state by their master, and the ruling on this case stated that Scott was still legally bound to his master and must remain a slave. This decision was based on three main factors. The first factor was that Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in Federal court. The second factor was that it was unconstitutional for Congress to outlaw slavery in a territory. The last factor stated that although Scott and his family were heading in and out of Free states, it did not affect their standing as slaves.

Slavery most definitely was a cause of the Civil War. The question is: what part of slavery caused it? Was it the moral feelings towards it? Was it expansion and the rights of the self-governed? Who could decide what could be done? Popular Sovereignty or Congress? Using the documents and my previous knowledge, I have come to the conclusion that the statement “Slavery was less the cause of the Civil War than expansion of slavery into the territories.” can be supported and valid.

Some people say that the Civil War was not caused because of slavery but actually slavery was the main cause of the whole war. Some of the reasons why slavery was the main cause is because the southern states wanted to expand it to the west and because the south wanted their states rights on slavery to be enforced. To begin, the southern states wanted to expand slavery to the west but the north wanted it to go away. In “Causes Of The Civil War” the text states, “The South wished to take slavery into the western territories, while the North was committed to keeping them open to white labor alone.” This quotes shows that the north did not want to have slavery expand because it would not keep the free states and the slave states unbalanced.

Civil war is the most consequential and pressing period in the history of America. The war ended and halted centuries of slavery in the country and it also made a great deal of numerous political and social changes. The country was already ripped up and torn up by the negative fad in race relations and a number of cases of slave confusions were taking a toll on the country's political and social structure. While the most common cause of the Civil war is said to be slavery, there were several other factors involved also. Although slavery was the major cause, so to speak, it was definitely not the only cause of the Civil War. Abolition of slavery and Civil War has become comparable terms. Slavery has been turned into a too suitable excuse in connection with the Civil War.

The American Civil War occurred between April 12, 1861, and May 9, 1865, and began due to the long-standing controversy of slavery in the country. Shortly after Abraham Lincoln took office, Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, and among the 34 U.S. states seven Southern slave states succeeded from the United States. More states seceded and the Confederacy grew up to eleven slave states. This split the country between the Union in the Northern states, and the Confederate States of America in the Southern states. One big disagreement many Americans have today is whether slaves rights was the cause of the Civil War or not. Charles B. Dew believes the Civil War was fought over slavery, using speeches and public letters of 41 white southerners who were commissioners and appealed to their audience the ideas of the preservation of slavery and white supremacy as his evidence. Gary W. Gallagher believes that the Civil War was not fought over slavery, and the main goal for Northerners was to preserve the Union, using letters of white Northern soldiers that do not show much concern for black people as his evidence. Frederick Douglass’s statement, “The cry of Free Men was raised, not for the extension of liberty to the black man, but for the protection of the liberty of the white” is valid because the Civil War was not fought for the equality of black people, African Americans were treated very poorly after the Civil War and the emancipation proclamation was passed for

     One of the final cause of the Civil was involved a slave named Dred Scott. Dred Scott was an enslaved person owned by John Emerson. Emerson took Dred Scott from Missouri to Illinois, a free state. They then moved back to Missouri, which was a slave state under the Missouri Compromise. In 1857 Dred Scott sued the state of Missouri on the claim that by living in a free state, he was free and had earned his freedom. Scott won that case, but the ruling was later overturn by the Missouri Supreme Court. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the compromises including the Missouri Compromise were unconstitutional and that African Americans were not United State citizens and could not be a citizen. Slaves were considered property and had no rights.