CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR - Page 1
One of the big historical debates about this period of history is why the Civil War started: *Was it all about slavery? *Was it the fault of 'blundering politicians'? *Was it caused by economic differences of North and South? *Was it because the North and the South were culturally different? *Was it due to problems with the Constitution of the United States? Find out about the historical debate here: digital_history_overview_of_different_arguments.pdf The following two pages provide links to the views of the key historians. |
SlaveryWar was inevitable. Slavery was a moral issue over which a stand had to be made.
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blundering politiciansA strong leader could have forged the compromise needed to avoid war. Conflict began because of failed politicians.
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economicsA view of socialist historians is that the Civil War came about as a clash of an industrial North and an agrarian South.
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