The American Civil War Was an Irrepressible Conflict. Do You Agree?

The Civil War was caused by many several pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences, and was finally set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. From economic differences to political differences all the way up to cultural differences, the North and the South opposed each other. These tensions were further increased after the western expansion of the United States. By the early 1850’s a civil war was known to be likely coming soon.

The causes of most wars are often very complex, but in the America civil war it came down to two major issues, slavery and the protection of the Union. In the North, they were growing richer all the time as industry developed fast. The workers were mostly immigrants with low wages. The South didn’t have these resources, and the slaves were essential for them. The Northern politicians insisted that the Slavery should be abolished and that this was an evil system that should be stamped out. Only the rich wool farmers and other wealthy

Tensions between both sides arose when Douglas passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Senator Douglas felt that Kansas and Nebraska should be subjected to popular sovereignty like other western territories. Although the many temperate politicians like Abraham Lincoln wanted to avoid the Civil War and were fine with allowing slavery to die slowly. But, many influential political leaders of the 19th century were not. The South was interested in maintaining slavery to the new territories to increase their economy and political power. Due to lack of leadership neither side could come to a compromise, as Stephen Douglas put it what applied in the South could not similarly apply as in the north and vice versa (Doc 5), these were two distinct societies, but there was still room for a middle ground. The North had an interest in limiting the spread of slavery into the new territories for both purposes of controlling Southern political

The Civil War was the second most brutal war in the history of the great country of the United States. The Civil War started in December 1860 after president Abraham Lincoln had run for president. The Confederates believed that the new president would change the Federal view on slavery. John Crittenden had made a proposal to divide the United States at the 36° longitude line, and the North of the line would be slavery free and the South would be anything goes. The Confederates thought this proposal was unfair, and they reacted a little bit. But the question is, ‘Could the Civil War have been avoided?’ The answer is no. We would be a country divided in two because of: (1. Slavery; (2. Political

Throughout the annals of American history, the advocation for freedom and the unification of southern and northern societies under the union had been an idealistic hope for America. But, as the new country evolved, with that evolution came division. The deviations that overcame these two factions ultimately led to what we know as the American Civil War. But what were these key differences, and how did they shape the American society before the Civil War? Although many people attribute the this war only to the propagation of slavery within the solitary southern society, there were ultimately other causes, having slavery embedded within the reasoning, that led to the bloodshed of the Civil War, primarily: westward expansion, sectionalism,

The Civil War was a battle between the north and south, and most people assume the reason the civil war happened was just that of slavery. This is true but most people don’t truly know what really started the Civil War 40 years earlier than the war started. The Civil War was truly started by one thing alone, the Missouri Compromise of 1812. The Civil War was an event caused by the Missouri compromise and all the ripples are created through the 40 years after. After the Missouri Compromise and its good job of holding the balance in the House, and Senate, but failed to keep people from speaking out against what it did, making political leaders speak up and battle between this compromise making one half of the country are prejudice group. It

There has been much historical debate over the origins of The American Civil War, with some historians arguing that it was due to the rising Abolition Movement and others arguing that it was due to economic factors, such as the fundamental differences between the Northern and Southern economies. Many Historians tend to agree that although the war did not begin because of slavery, it influenced the events and outcome of the war itself, as the cause became one of emancipation. Historiography of the Civil War doesn’t describe the origins of the Civil War as being purely economic and frequently the view of the Civil War as ‘a crusade against the evil of slavery’ is rejected. Other factors to consider when examining the origins of the Civil War include political decisions such as The Missouri Compromise and public reactions to them, economic differences and the Abolition Movement. In my opinion, I think that race had the largest influence in causing The American Civil War due to the rise and influence of the Abolition Movement.

In the 1860s there was a war between the North and South otherwise known these two groups were known as the Union and the Confederates. This war was called the civil war, reasons of its occurrence may seem simple but there was complex reasoning that led to the occurence of the civil war. These events could include slavery, economic differences, and cultural differences. Many believe that the only cause for the civil war was slavery but there was much that went into the beginning of the civil war. It started as differences between their economies which include industrialization in the North and agricultural in the South. Then these differences evolved into different opinions on culture and politics. The final tipping point into the civil war

The Civil War was a major event and turning point in our country’s history. It rocked our very foundation as a nation and put our own people against each other in all out war. I firmly believe that this war was an inevitable conflict that could not have been avoided for many reasons. There was just too much building for so long in so many different areas within our nation that this looming eruption into civil war was a forgone conclusion. Slavery is seen as the main factor and many just give that as a single word answer for why war broke out between the north and south states, as seen in the Simpsons video we watched in class.

“Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state, and Maine would be admitted as a free state, thereby maintaining the balance between slave and free states.” The Missouri Compromise held its promises which lasted for some decades until later on it become upended. Senator Stephen A. Douglas sponsored the Nebraska-Act which was to help build a railroad through Nebraska and Kansas which would enter the union as a free state. Later on Douglas went on to chose “popular sovereignty” which lead people to decide on which were slave or

Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois was the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories and he wanted a transcontinental railroad to go through Chicago to promote more development in the western portion of the United States. In order to do that, Douglas introduced a bill that would organize the territory of Nebraska. Douglas expected that the development would subdue tensions between the North and the South. However, the biggest opponents of this movement were the Southerners. The Southerners originally rejected the proposal that Stephen Douglas came up with because the organized territory would become a free state and which was because of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which outlawed slavery above the latitude 36°30’. To pacify the Southerners, Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to determine whether slavery was going to be allowed or not by popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty was the idea that the people in the territories decide whether slavery would be allowed. This act completely undid what the Missouri Compromise did for 34 years because if Kansas becomes a slave state, due to popular sovereignty it violates the 36°30’ Missouri Compromise line. The Kansas-Nebraska Act increased the sectional tensions

The cause of the American Civil War is known as one of the most controversial topics in American history. During the time period leading up to and during the Civil War period there were many issues that increasingly divided Americans. Since the founding of the colonies, the thirteen states had developed separately, and each had their own culture and beliefs creating large divides between the ideas held in the different states. The geographical and cultural differences between north and south would also start to create divides throughout the hundred years following the drafting of the constitution. The Union was constantly undergoing changes in order to be better and create an ideal lifestyle for Americans, yet the South did not agree with many of these changes and decided

The fight between the union and a separate entity called the confederacy was a profound event in American History, but how did this development evolve? Slavery and democracy had existed for many years, making the Civil War avoidable, yet the course of events still led the United States to the outcome stated above. In order for one to understand this change, one must try to piece together the many instances that would tell him/her the reasons for a Civil War as destructive as the one fought in the eighteen hundreds between the North and the South. The Civil War was caused by the North’s and South’s viewpoints on slavery.

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.

On April 12, 1861 the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. This day is known in history as the day the Civil War started. While most of the battles were fought in Virginia and Tennessee, the Civil War was fought in thousands of places. Some of the places other than Virginia and Tennessee included the following: Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico and the Florida coast (“Civil War Facts”). The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1895, but the end of the war was on April 9, 1865 when Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant. While the Civil War was a tragic war for America it was also a very important war. The Civil War allowed the nation to reunite and the southern states weren’t able to secede.