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To What Extent Was The Inevitable Of The Civil War

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The Civil War was inevitable because the south had a very different economy than the north. By 1861, the south was still an agricultural economy, relying on slaves to work the farms. In contrast, the north was more industrialized, and there were many factories in the northern cities. People earned wages in these factories. The cities in the north were densely populated and growing faster than the more sparsely populated southern rural regions. They were growing not only due to the birth rate, but due to European immigrants flocking to the northern cities for jobs. This meant that the northern states would be getting more representatives in congress. Therefore, the north would have a stronger influence in Washington. Tariffs and other

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