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No. The largest issue was the right of the state to make it's own laws. The second was succession and the desire of the northern states to prevent succession.

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What was the basic issue that led to civil war?

slavery


How slavery led to the Civil War?

Slavery was an intractable issue. Most of the people in the North were against it and most were for it the South. This was one of the main reason for the war.


What led to sectionalism between the north and the south before the civil war?

The issue of slavery.


What do you think was the major issue that led to the Civil War?

The interpretation of states rights, particularly related to issue of slavery


Did the presidential election of 1860 resolve the slavery issue?

Not directly, although the election of 1860 was the pivotal first step at resolving the slavery issue. It led to a civil war which in time did resolve the issue by ending slavery.


Did the presidential election of 1860 resolved the slavery issue.?

Not directly, although the election of 1860 was the pivotal first step at resolving the slavery issue. It led to a civil war which in time did resolve the issue by ending slavery.


What are the two problems that led to the civil war?

There are two main issue of the time and those were "State Rights" and "the moral issue of Slavery"... but they are pretty much interconnected because states believed they had a right to make its own laws dealing with slavery and the federal government had no rights in dealing with this issue within the state.


Who were the abolitionist's?

Abolitionists were people in the US who sought to abolish, or end, slavery in the 1800's. Whether or not to abolish slavery was a key issue that led to the US Civil War.


Who welcomed the Civil War and why?

Nobody really welcomed the civil war... There were things that led up to it like the slavery issue and Lincolns election. The main thing was Lincolns electoin because states in the south started to secced from the union.


What problems led to the Civil War?

Slavery led to the Civil War.


What was the basic issue led to war?

slavery


How sectionalism and the Missouri compromise related?

Sectionalism and the Missouri compromise was related in such a way that slavery was the primary issue. This led to Civil War.?æ