Was the The Civil War started on the issue of slavery?

Answer 1

Slavery was certainly a much debated topic of the day. Slavery, was intertwined with the issue of what a state actually was and what rights a state had in our country.

The South viewed each state in strict constitutional terms believing that each state was essentially a separate and sovereign "state " or country that was tied to the Federal government only for the common defense. They believed that all other issues were for the states themselves to decide.

The North believed in one central government and wanted the Federal government to decide what each state could do.

To that end, much of the south consisted of slave states. Much of the north did not. This was not 100% true though. Some states that joined the southern cause were free states and there were states in the north that still allowed slavery.

It should be pointed out that slavery was still legal in the North after the civil war ended. It was not illegal until after Abraham Lincoln's death and was not a defining factor as to why states joined either side.

Lincoln used the slavery issue to twist what had been a states right issue into one of high moral ground. This was a masterful stroke on his part.

Answer 2

No. Contrary to many peoples beliefs the civil war was cause because the northern states were failing in many ways and needed the south back. 1. The south seceded because the north was charging to many taxes, when the south seceded they ultimately ran out of money. 2. The north was losing its food, they had few farms and it wasn't enough to supply for there people. 3. The south was having business with England because of there lack of money and gold. The north knew if they united with England they wouldn't have a chance if they chose to attack. Overall slavery was hardly a factor in the civil war.

Answer 3

It was on the issue of the extension of slavery, and the balance of slave-states and free states.

Those who argue that it started as an Abolitionist war should explain why Lincoln found it necessary to issue the Emancipaiton Proclamation, and why that Proclamation allowed slavery to continue in four states of the Upper South.

Answer 4

No. It was because of the issue of states rights. Slavery was just the topic and it could have been anything. The southern states felt that the federal government didn't have the right to pass a federal law on slavery and that it should be decided by the states. We still have the same issues today except it isn't about slavery.

Answer 5

yes it did all the answers are in a history book and a social studies

Answer 6

That was the main issue was slavery but some historians say that state rights was also a main issue in the civil war.