The Factors And Causes Of The American Civil War

The American Civil War was a war fought from 1861-1865 between the 11 states that seceded from the Union and the United States. It broke out when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter, located in South Carolina. There were many reasons as to why the Civil War started such as Slavery, Dred Scott decision, states’ rights, the Underground Railroad, and etc. The Civil war was considered one of the most bloodiest fights in American history because it resulted in millions of injuries and over 620,000 deaths. The Union army fought and ended up winning against the Confederate army in 1865.

The American Civil War was an inner clash battled in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Union confronted secessionists in eleven Southern states assembled together as the Confederate States of America. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history.

600,000; that is the estimated number of men that were killed during the American Civil War that raged between 1861 and 1865 (Ward X). These men ranged from free whites in the North who fought for the preservation of the Union and freedom of the slaves to the free whites in the South who fought against, what they felt was, injustice and the preservation of their economy. Escalating turmoil over the previous twenty years also led to the Southern dissatisfaction with the Union and their ultimate separation with them around the 1860 to 1861 time frame. These new states, which included South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, formed the Confederate States of America

The Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865. Perhaps the most influential war in American history, the Civil War was fought between the northern states and the southern states of America over slavery. Shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected as the president on March 4, 1861, South Carolina Seceded from the Union. Other states followed in suit, forming the Confederate States of America with its capital at Montgomery, Alabama, its president Jefferson Davis. As controversy flared higher as a result of this event, the Confederates took Fort Sumter. Soon, the Union joined the war. The northern states were referred to as the Union army, with leaders including Ulysses S. Grant. The Southern states were referred to as the Confederate

Between 1861 and 1865, the Civil War of the United States was fought. The war was the north against the south, the north against slavery and secession, and the south for slavery and secession. “During the course of the war, more than six hundred thousand Americans on both sides of the conflict died, making it to this day the bloodiest armed conflict in U.S. history.” At the end of the bloodbath, called the Civil War, the Union north won. Slavery was abolished and secession was no more.

The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederates under General P.G.T. Beauregard fired on Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Both sides believed that the war would end soon with their victory. However, different advantages and disadvantages of north and south resulted in a long war, deadlier for Americans than the American Revolution, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam combined.

The American Civil War occurred from 1861 to 1865, with the North and South unable to reconcile their differences peacefully, it turned to violence and bloodshed. It tested American principles and fundamentals, spurring from sectionalism, or the allegiance to one's region as opposed to the whole country. Due to the distinct political, economic, and social systems of the North and South, each was unable to obtain its objectives, leading to a war which resulted in conservation of the Union and an end to slavery.

The Civil War took place from April 12th, 1861 - May 9th, 1865. It was a brutal and bloody war. It

Before the Civil War and the actions of President Abraham Lincoln the states were divided amongst another. The Northern States were considered to be the Union. While, the Southern States were called

Between 1861 and the end of the war many tough battles were fought and 625,000 people died. Robert E. Lee's confederate army was able to win many battles against the ineffective Union leaders until he suffered a huge loss at the incredibly bloody Battle of Antietam in Maryland. A year later, Lee continued to invade the north when he brought his army to Pennsylvania and faced another crushing defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, forcing him to retreat to Virginia and never invade the north again. In Georgia specifically, Union General William Tecumsah Sherman burned the south as he travelled from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying towns and plantations. The south was ruined and Lee ended the war when he officially surrendered in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House. After the war the North continued to succeed economically while the southerners were forced to rebuild their lives which would never be the

The Civil War was the war that divided the young American nation into two opposing sides. One side being the North, also called the Union, and the second side being the South, also called the Confederacy. The root cause of why the South seceded from the Union has been debated and argued since the beginning of the war in 1861. Most people argue that the argument, between the North and the South, over slavery was the main reason why the South left the Union. However, the issue has to be more complex than just the issue with slavery. The root cause of the of the South secession from the Union was a combination of the South’s aggravation and fear over their dependence on the North for their economic prosperity and their dependence on slavery for a highly profitable economy.

In 1861, a Civil War broke out in the United States when the South declared their independence from the Union. There is a great amount of reasons that people can argue how the Civil War was started. However, what most people don’t understand, is that most of the events leading up to the Civil War were related to slavery. Slavery was the core of the North and South’s conflict, which led to a very vicious feud.

Exactly 620,000 people died in the Civil War, the Civil War costed the country 5.2 million dollars. The Union Army of 2,100,000 soldiers was nearly two times the size of the Confederate Army of 1,064,000. It was the deadliest war in american history. Around 9 million people lived in the southern states at the time of the civil war. Thirty percent of all southern white males between the ages of 18 and 40 died in the Civil War. There were 179,000 Afro americans in the Union Army. The Civil War started because of the Missouri Compromise, economics, Bleeding Kansas, cotton production, and Virginia.

Generally, it is thought to be the South’s fault for causing the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief, the Civil War was mainly provoked by the North; through using the federal government to overtake the South, removing slavery which would destroy Southern economy, and creating the moral issue of slavery. The North was the primary reason for the start of a war that ripped our country apart.

The causes of the Civil War were complex and have been controversial since the country began. Some causes include; states’ rights, economics, and slavery. The most recognizable and popular cause is slavery. The freeing of the slaves was an important moral issue at the time and one of the greatest causes of the civil war. "It was only by carefully avoiding the moral issue involved in slavery that Northerners and Southerners could meet on any common ground." (Goldston, 79). The time came in which our great country would finally address the moral issue of slavery. Although there are many different causes to the American Civil War, the main cause was slavery because other causes are rooted in the issue of slavery.