0
What were the motives for the union and confederacy for fighting the civil war?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
- Like all wars in this Civilized world; MONEY!
- The South, was an agrecultural society; the North industreal
- As part of the United States; the South a market for industrial products, which the North considered to be, their market.
- France and England were also industrialized, and could have been a supplier for the South, especially if the South withdrew from the Union.
- Had it not been for a speech by Lincoln; naming the war as, "The War To Free Slaves"! Both England, and France would have entered the war on the side of the South, which would have made it a very different war.
- Slave trading was starting to get a bad name; thus European countries hesitated to join a war, against those who claimed to be; Freeing Slaves.
- The crown of England and the French government, supported privateers; as La Fayette, and Francis Drake, to supply, and support the South, but that was as far as they dared go!
- The North had no true interest in freeing slaves, and Lincoln knew that, he owned slaves himself.
- Lincoln's ruse worked!
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoMany Northerners, not all however, fought to keep the nation united. The slavery issue did not necessarily cause young men to fight the war. Slavery was an issue before the war, and Lincon's goal was to solve that problem after the war.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe conflict of Slavery and States Rights.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the opposite of the Confederacy in the US Civil War?
Union
What two challenges did the union face fighting in the civil war?
Defeat the Confederacy and prevent the foreign powers, especially Great Britain and France from intervening in the conflict.
Which two sides fought in the American Civil War?
The two sides that fought in the Civil War were called The Union and the Confederacy. The Union was primarily located in the Northeast United States and wanted to keep the Southern states in the Union. Later in the war they would support the emancipation of the slaves The Confederacy was located in the South and support secession from the Union and the continuation of slavery.
Was winfeild Scott part of the confederacy or union in the civil war?
At the start of the Civil War, Winfield Scott was the Commanding General of the Union Army.
Did the french and English support the confederacy during the civil war?
The French and the English did not support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Instead, the countries decided to support the Union.
Who is fighting in the civil war?
South or The Confederacy and the North or The Union
How was fighting the civil war preserving the union?
Defeating the Confederacy, and restoring the integrity of the United States.
How did the emancipation proclamation affect the union and the confederacy?
it helped by freeing all the states that were fighting in the civil war and all the union states that had slaves
Who was involved in the civil was?
The union and the confederacy.
During the civil war was Texas a member of the confederacy or the union?
Confederacy
What groups fought in the Civil War?
In the US Civil War, the north and the south were fighting against each other. The North being the Union, and the South being the Confederacy.
In the civil war were California and Oregon in the confederacy or the union?
The Union
WHo won the civil war the union or the confederacy?
The union won
Who was included in the civil war?
Union and Confederacy
Who opposed the Union civil war?
The Confederacy....
What opposed the confederacy in the civil war?
The Union or Federal forces opposed the Confederacy.
A sentence with confederacy?
During the Civil War, the Confederacy tried to secede from the Union.
