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Lots of things. It's complicated.
Ultimately it all boils down to the question of "States' Rights", that is, does a state have the right to determine its own laws, or is it subject to the laws of the federal government? The answer turns out to be "yes and yes": a state may determine its own laws where those laws do not conflict with those of the federal government, but if there is a conflict, the Federal Laws "win".
Even more specifically, the two rights that anyone actually cared about at the time were 1. The right to keep slavery legal and 2. The right to secede from the United States. The fight itself was over the Confederate states attempting to secede (#2), but the secession was caused by fears that the federal government would override state laws and outlaw slavery (#1).
What else can I help you with?
How was fighting the civil war preserving the union?
Defeating the Confederacy, and restoring the integrity of the United States.
What strengths and weaknesses did the Union have in the Civil war?
The Union: *Larger population *Better resources The Confederacy: *excellent military leaders *a strong fighting spirit *The Confederacy also knew the land and had the will to defend it because most of the war was fought in the South*
Was texas part of the Confederacy union?
It was part of the Confederacy - and therefore not the Union.
Who had more slaves Union or Confederacy?
Confederacy
Was Kansas part of the union or the confederacy?
Confederacy.
Who is fighting in the civil war?
South or The Confederacy and the North or The Union
Was Abraham Lincoln in favor of the Union or the Confederacy?
The Union. He promoted the end of slavery and the uniting of the United States. That is what the Union was fighting for.
What gave the Union cause to continue fighting?
The Union began having battlefield successes against the Confederacy. Major Union victories at Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg led Union leaders to believe that the Confederacy would soon have to surrender.
How was fighting the civil war preserving the union?
Defeating the Confederacy, and restoring the integrity of the United States.
How many Confederacy soldiers were fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men
What the union weakness?
They lacked great leaders, and at the beginning of the war were not fighting with as much devotion to the cause as the Confederacy.
How did the emancipation proclamation affect the union and the confederacy?
it helped by freeing all the states that were fighting in the civil war and all the union states that had slaves
Did people go into the battle of Gettysburg to serve for there country?
Yes people fighting for the Union, and people fighting for the Confederacy, went to Gettysburg to fight for their countries.
States located between the union and the confederacy?
All of the states at that time either stayed in the Union or joined the Confederacy. Geographically. Geographically, there were no states in between the two nations. The Border States is the term given to the slave states that chose to stay in the Union. They included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia. (West Virginia succeeded from Virginia after Virginia succeeded from the Union in order to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.) They were all near the border of the Confederacy. They knew that whichever side they chose, there would likely be fighting on their territory.
What are some reasons for the union and confederacy fighting in the civil war?
Because the confederacy believed in slavery and the union did not. We northerners or we southerners did not like that we wanted are way only. So if this helps your welcome. Oh and the union won + Abe Lincoln was president during that time period.
Was texas part of the Confederacy union?
It was part of the Confederacy - and therefore not the Union.
What strengths and weaknesses did the Union have in the Civil war?
The Union: *Larger population *Better resources The Confederacy: *excellent military leaders *a strong fighting spirit *The Confederacy also knew the land and had the will to defend it because most of the war was fought in the South*
