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The question makes an improper presumption, that being the North started the war. Whenever an area breaks away, for whatever reason, from the government that had control of it, it is the one that "causes" the conflict. The colonies caused the revolutionary war by declaring independence from the British. The South, by seceeeding from the Union of States that made the country...an act it certainly had no right to do in itself, caused the other States to act to maintain that precious soveirnty. They would had been happy had things remained the same and the union would not have been broken. Another way to see this is the North, after winning the war, only got back to where it was before the treacherous act of seccession was made. They gained or won nothing really. What possible reason would any entity start a war, when winning it could only make things stay the same?
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∙ 17y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe end justified the means. Union was the objective. Slavery would have collapsed in time without interference. It might have required 20 years, perhaps even 30, but it was incapable of surviving in an evolving economy. Lincoln believed in and fought the US Civil War to preserve the Union.
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∙ 11y agoThe original reason for the North to fight the Civil War was to prevent the South from seceding.
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What is the difference in a civil war and a war of aggression?
A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.
What and when was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction is the period after the Civil War until 1877. It was a period where the South was being punished by the North for starting the Civil War.
What was the north called in the Civil War?
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
Why was fort sumter an important part of the civil war?
It was the starting point of the Civil War.
How did wartime affect taxation in the north during the civil war?
Because of the Civil War in the North, income tax was invented.
How was the fort Sumter attack significant to civil war?
It caused the North to raise troops to quell the rebellion in the South, thus starting the Civil War.
Between the civil and the revolutionary war which one was more justified?
between the two wars which one was more justified
What is the difference in a civil war and a war of aggression?
A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.
Did the north win the Civil War?
Yes, the north won the Civil War.
The north or the south win the Civil War?
The north won the civil war.
What and when was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction is the period after the Civil War until 1877. It was a period where the South was being punished by the North for starting the Civil War.
What was the north called in the Civil War?
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
How The Seceding States Justified Their Rights To Leave The Union?
they justified that they wanted to be able to live their own lifestyle their own way and not have any laws breaking it. part of their lifestyle was owning slaves, which the North wanted to end, causing the Civil War.
What was Civil War starting point?
It depends which civil war you are referring to.
When did North Yemen Civil War happen?
North Yemen Civil War happened in 1962.
In the Civil War who won the battle?
the north won the civil war
Who was the winner in the Civil War?
The winner of the civil war was The Union or the North
