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This is the too-simple question that is supposed to mark-out nasty racists from 'Very Caring Human Beings In Society'.
The war was about the controversial balance between slave-states and free states, and the power of Congress to pass laws favourable to the dominant group.
To that degree, the war was about slavery, and its possible expansion into new territories waiting to be admitted to the USA.
When it started, the average Southern soldier (poor white trash) was not a slave-owner, and didn't care much about the 'peculiar institution', except that the cotton-growers had got very grand ideas about themselves, making everybody else feel vastly inferior, so the white soldier had to try and feel superior to someone - how about the blacks?
In the North, there was the much-respected Abolitionist movement, which carried a loud voice in Congress, but was not very numerous. The average Union soldier was definitely not an Abolitionist.
This is why Lincoln had to issue the Emanciption Proclamation - to turn the war into an official crusade against slavery, mainly for the purpose of keeping the Britiish and French from helping the Confederates.
Those who claim that the war was about slavery should question why Lincoln needed to issue the Proclamation.
What else can I help you with?
How does the American Civil War link to the slave trade?
The civil war was fought because of slavery. North=No Slavery South=More Slavery
How was slavery weakened in the years following the war?
Slavery wasn't just "weakened" after the Civil War. Slavery was abolished by the Civil War, and by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
What did the Civil War stop?
The Civil War led to the end of Slavery.
Was the Civil War over slavery?
slavery, succesion, states' rights... 3 "s"s that caused the civil war
A mini civil war broke out in what state over slavery?
a mini civil war broke out in what state over slavery?
How did slavery relate to the Civil War?
Slavery began the civil war
How important was slavery in the civil war?
The civil war happened because of slavery.
Did the civil war start on issues of slavery?
Yes, the civil war was started on the issue of slavery.
Why did the Civil War begging?
The Civil War did not beg. It began because of the fight of slavery or no slavery.
How does the American Civil War link to the slave trade?
The civil war was fought because of slavery. North=No Slavery South=More Slavery
Was the Civil War about slavery or prejudice?
The American Civil War was about the south wanting slavery and the north saying it was wrong. So... the answer to your question is... Slavery.
What war ended slavery in the US?
civil war. civil war.
Why was slavery the cause of the civil war?
it wasn't about slavery
How was slavery weakened in the years following the war?
Slavery wasn't just "weakened" after the Civil War. Slavery was abolished by the Civil War, and by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
What problems led to the Civil War?
Slavery led to the Civil War.
What did the Civil War stop?
The Civil War led to the end of Slavery.
Was Kentucky against slavery or for slavery during the Civil War?
It was a Northern State that was pro slavery and anti Confederacy. It did not view the civil war as a slave issue. It considered the civil war a states rights issue.
