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Years of dispute between the slave-owning South, depending totally on imports in exchange for its plentiful cotton, and the increasingly industrial free-labour North, wanting to protect its industry through import tariffs.
It had been getting harder to create new slave-states, so the votes in Congress were biased in favour of Northern interests. When Lincoln got elected in 1860, the South knew there would be no new slave-states, so the situation would tilt even further against the South.
Lincoln's election was the trigger.
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What reason led to the civil war?
Slavery
Why were threats of secession feared in the civil war?
Because the south seceded to form the union. That's the reason there was a civil war.
What was the biggest reason for the civil war?
The biggest reason for the civil war was ''popular sovreignty'' it basically meant states had the right to decide whether they wanted slavery or not. The south disagreed and wanted slavery everywhere making the issues even bigger starting the Civil War.
Did the union win in the Civil War?
Yes the union did win the American Civil War. This is the reason we only have one America.
What are all of the reasons for the Civil War?
There can be hundred of reasons of civil war. The most common reason is the community rights and party own interest.
What was not a reason for the US Civil War?
A reason that is NOT for the Civil War is to get more land.
What was the northerners reason for war in the Civil War?
my mom
Who is responsible for the Civil War?
No one person is responsible for the Civil War. Although the reason why the Civil War started was because of slavery.
What was the reason for civil war in US?
Slavery
What reason led to the civil war?
Slavery
What was the main duty at the end of the civil war?
The main reason for the Civil war was to bring the nation back together.
What was the nuimber one reason for the civil war?
The main cause of the civil war was a battle over states rights.
Did slavery ended after the Civil War in America?
Yes, that was largely the reason for the war
What are the Civil War rights?
The American Civil War was about the attempted secession of certain states from the Union; if any rights were established by that war, it is the right of the US to prohibit any state from seceding. Do not confuse this with the issue of civil rights. Civil rights are rights to which people are morally and legally entitled by reason of being citizens, not by reason of the civil war.
Why were threats of secession feared in the civil war?
Because the south seceded to form the union. That's the reason there was a civil war.
What was the main reason the US went into the Civil War?
the main reason was the slavery rights
What made the American revolution a Civil War?
Nothing. A civil war is a war fought by 2 factions to gain control of 1 government. The colonists wanted their own country and government. This is also the reason the American Civil War is NOT a civil war.
