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What are the econmic causes of the American Civil War?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Tariffs, which were taxes on imported goods. The north favored them because they protected their factories from foreign competition. However, the south feared that Britain, who bought a lot of their cotton, would stop buying it. Also, the tariffs caused the cost of goods to rise.

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