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It arose out of disputes over the issues of slavery, trade and tariffs, and the doctrine of states' rights. In the 1840s and '50s, Northern opposition to slavery in the Western territories caused the Southern states to fear that existing slaveholdings, which formed the economic base of the South, were also in danger. By the 1850s abolitionismwas growing in the North, and when the antislavery Republican candidate abraham-lincolnwas elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded to protect what they saw as their right to keep slaves.
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Why was slavery a cause of the American Civil War?
it wasn't about slavery
What was the Spark on the American Civil War?
Yo momma was the spark in the American civil war
What was the direct cause of the outbreak of the American Civil War?
The direct cause of the US Civil War was the South's decision to attack the Federal Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor. Yes the "whys" of the Civil War included a number of important issues, however the direct start of hostilities was Fort Sumter.
What does the US Civil War and Spanish-American War have in common?
There were Civil War vetrans who also served in the Spanish American War.
What important events were in the American Civil War IN the Civil War not triggered the Civil War?
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
Why was slavery a cause of the American Civil War?
it wasn't about slavery
Was slavery a fundamental cause of the American Civil War?
That is up for debate. However, most experts agree that the main cause of the civil war was state's rights.
What were Alexander Stephens' views on slavery?
It was the primary cause of the American Civil War.
How was fort Sumter a cause of the American Civil War?
read a book and figure it out
Why were diseases such a problem during the Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.
Why did so many soldiers die from disease during the American Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
What did American girls in the civil war do?
they did nothing cause there too weak, and they were watching the golden girls
What was the Spark on the American Civil War?
Yo momma was the spark in the American civil war
How did the American revolution lead to the civil war?
no, the American Civil War and the American Revolution were to separate wars
Which was first Civil War or spanish American war?
Civil War
Why were drums used in the American Civil War?
Drums were used in the American Civil war, to show that the war had begun.
American Civil War in South Carolina?
yes the African American civil war regiment
