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The Civil War followed naturally from the secession - which was caused by the increasing difficulty of creating new slave-states, so that the South was getting outvoted in Congress, which then tended to pass laws that favoured the North.

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What civil war word starts with s?

slavery, secession,


Was Civil War over slavery or secession?

I assume you mean the American Civil War. At the beginning, it was purely over secession. Later Lincoln turned it into a war against slavery with his Emancipation Proclamation, partly to make his own demoralised people feel that they were fighting a crusade, but more urgently to keep Britain and France from helping the Confederates (because it would make them look pro-slavery).


What was the immediate cause of the secession of southern states before the civil war?

Well slavery was a big part of the southern secession.


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Slavery State's Rights Secession


What was the main motive of the civil war?

The main motive of the Civil War in the United States was the conflict over slavery. The Southern states wanted to preserve and expand the institution of slavery, while the Northern states opposed it and sought to abolish it. This disagreement over slavery ultimately led to the secession of the Southern states and the outbreak of the Civil War.


A mini civil war broke out in what state over slavery?

a mini civil war broke out in what state over slavery?


What problems did Lincoln face as president?

American civil war slavery in the u.s. American civil war slavery in the u.s.


What were the 2 main issues during the civil war?

The Secession of the Confederacy, the abolition of slavery, and the power the Federal Government had.


Did secession cause the Civil War?

secession was a part of the civil war. the south had succeededfrom the north.


What are the constitutional issues relevant to the civil war and reconstruction?

The constitutional issues relevant to the civil war and reconstruction include the lack of a ban on slavery, secession was also not prohibited by the constitution


Was the Civil War over slavery?

slavery, succesion, states' rights... 3 "s"s that caused the civil war


How did the secession lead to the civil war'?

Initially because the USA wanted to save the cotton revenues. On later did Lincoln turn it officially into a war on slavery.