This question is still argued today. The North wanted to preserve the Union and considered the secession of the South as illegal. Emotions also ran high because of the moral controversy of slavery. The South seceded from the Union because of economic reasons stemming from international debts incurred earlier in the formation of the United States and state's rights. The economy was agriculture depending on cheap or free labor so, slavery was an issue as well.
It is this author's opinion that any conflict, war, is fought for reasons that are different for each side.
The American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.
The main difference between the American Civil War and the American Revolutionary War was that the Revolutionary War was fought between the British Empire and the American Colonies, the latter of which declared independence; and the "Civil War" was fought between the United States, and the Confederated States of America--two separate and distinct countries. So, in actuality, the "Civil War" was not a civil war, since it was a war between to countries.
In the American civil war the Rebels (11 southern states) fought the North over issues of slavery and state rights
It was a war between the United States of America ('The Union') and the newly formed Confederate States of America. The Civil War was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, 3 million fought, 600,000 died. It was the greatest war in American History.
Hellen Keller's relatives fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
The American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.
No, it did not. The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, while the Spanish-American War was fought from April to August of 1898.
The American Civil War was fought in 1861-1865. The Civil War was fought between April 12, 1861 until May 10, 1865. This was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states in the U.S.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the American Civil War.
1861-1865
No, George Washington fought in the American Revolutionary War.
El Salvador was where the central American civil war
The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War were fought in the United States.
slavery
The American Civil War (1861-1865)
the civil war and the American revolution. how do u not no about that??????
American Civil war