What caused the Civil War to start?

Answer 1

The US Civil War was caused by a breakdown within the US government's longstanding compromise answer to sectional problems. Southern leaders and their counterparts in the North were far apart on the institution of slavery. As the nation grew westward, there were more non-slave states. Southern leaders believed they were being marginalized. They already had lost a balance of seats in the House of Representatives. They saw a major power shift away from the Deep South. The end result was a bid for independence that some Northerners actually welcomed. Not that many however, as there was a vast majority that wanted to keep the US united.

Answer 2

The US Civil War was caused by a breakdown within the US government's longstanding compromise answer to sectional problems. Southern leaders and their counterparts in the North were far apart on the institution of slavery. As the nation grew westward, there were more non-slave states. Southern leaders believed they were being marginalized. They already had lost a balance of seats in the House of Representatives. They saw a major power shift away from the Deep South. The end result was a bid for independence that some Northerners actually welcomed. Not that many however, as there was a vast majority that wanted to keep the US united. It was this concept that the first Union volunteers enlisted for.

Answer 3

the civil war started because the people wanted freedom they didn't like their econmy and wanted a different one and other reasons