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He declared the slaves be forever free. Which grew the tension between the North and South. Because the south needed slaves to work on there plantations.

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The desire to get more land contributed to the civil war. Since they had more land they needed more workers for that land.

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This invention made cotton the main goal for plantations. Instead of tabacoo as the main export for the Us in the mid 1800's it was cotton due to the Cotton Gin.

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Slavery was the main cause of the civil war. Because the South wanted slaves and the North wanted them to be free. This tension grew to cause a civil war.

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It made conflict between the North and South. Due to there separate view points.

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It gave states the ability to make there own laws.

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Was a big revolt from slaves world wide. Over 100 slaves protested for there freedom.

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The need for more money made slavery popular. The Us needed cotton for its economy.

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Made slavery legal in more western states. It made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.

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This made slavery more popular in southern colonies or states

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A slave who was in a free state and revolted. And he sued the state for his freedom.

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The north wanted slaves to be free and the south disagreed

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Due to the out of control government people revolted.

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Causes of the American Civil War - Educational Social Studies Video for Elementary Students & Kids

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What REALLY caused the American Civil War?