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The Civil War happened because of slavery. The United States was divided into two sections: The Slaveholding South and the Abolitionist (anti-slavery) North. When Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861, the South knew they wouldn't be able to keep their slaves (because Lincoln promised to end slavery). They seceded from the United States and became their own country, the Confederate States of America. President Lincoln saw this as an act of war and sent the American (Union) Army to the South to forcibly bring back the Southern States. The Confederate Army retaliated, wanting to stay their own, independent country. The four years of fighting between the Union and the Confederates was the Civil War.
As I had said before, The two main reasons were economics and Federal power over States power. The issue of slavery, while VERY important, was the "poster boy" for the war. A Hot Button issue everyone could relate to on a visceral level. Government power and economics were NOT as easily understood.
What else can I help you with?
What the north's main reason for fighting in the civil war?
to preserve the Union
What were they fighting for and who won in the Irish Civil War?
the pro treaty army
What president was also a general in the union army during the civil war?
Grant was a Civil War General and president.
What is the name of the blade on the rifle the Union Army used during the Civil War?
The blade on the rifle used by the Union Army during the Civil War is called a "bayonet." Specifically, many Union soldiers used the Springfield Model 1861 rifle, which could be fitted with a bayonet. This blade was primarily used for close combat situations when ammunition was scarce or in hand-to-hand fighting.
What was Frederick Douglass advocating in Fighting Rebels with only one hand?
Fredrick Douglass was arguing that the Union army should utilize Negro troops during the civil war.
Which 2 groups were fighting in the American Civil War?
The Union Army in the North and the Confederate Army in the South
What was the status of the Union army at the onset of the civil war?
When the Civil War started, there were only about 16,000 men in the Union army.
Which army won the civil war?
The Northern, or Union Army
Who was fighting during the civil war?
The Confederates and The Union
Who were the bluecoats in the civil war?
The union, which is the north. the south were gray.
What advantages did each side have in the Civil War?
The Union Army had more people in the start of the Civil War, also they has rail roads The Confederacy had better generals and was better at fighting Hoped this helped ;)
What type of armies did the civil war have?
The confederate army and the union army.
What was the name of the civil war northern army?
The Union army (or armies)
What was the name of the northern army in the Civil War?
the Union
What technologies were used by the Union Army in the Civil War?
no
Who had better supplies in the civil war?
ANSWER The Union Army
What did the union soldiers think they were fighting for during the civil war?
The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.
