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Major Cause 1: The differences between the North and South

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Major Cause 1: The differences between the North and South

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There was the obvious differences in opinions on slavery. However, I would like to point out that the North was very industrious and didn't need man-power like the South did. The South was based on agriculture. There were tons of plantations (Practically everyone lived on a plantation) and it was pretty warm since it was a Southern region. Religion and education wasn't well developed in the South either. The South also had the ability to plant crops, so the entire country heavily relied on the South for their food and other products like cotton and tobacco. The North also had more of literally everything.

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Since the South only had agriculture as their defining feature, it's no surprise that they waned to keep slavery alive. They did need people to help with maintaining the plantations. Don't necessarily want to admit it, but without slavery, there wouldn't have been an economy. But, there could've been a solution to fufill the need of man-power in the South, but have humane practices.

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Major Cause(s) 2: The election of 1860, the succession and attack on Fort Sumter

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Major Cause(s) 2: The election of 1860, the succession and attack on Fort Sumter

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It was no mystery that the South desired to keep slavery alive. They had believed the elected president at the time (Abraham Lincoln) would try to abolish slavery. In response to this fear of a hypothetical situation, they seceded from the union. The truth concerning this is that Abraham Lincoln, while hated slavery, desired that the country stay together above all.

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Abraham Lincoln was up against democratic nominee Stephen Douglass, who was a senator at the time. Interestingly enough, this wasn't the first time these 2 ran against each other. They both ran for a seat in the senator representing Illinois. Despite losing the election, his loss had resulted in the republican party becoming more well known and respected.

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These made producing cotton much faster.

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Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American civil war. It took place on April 12th, 1861 in South Carolina. Fort Sumter was captured by the confederate troops and held for 4 years until abandoning. The abandoning of the fort took place before Charleston was captured by William T. Sherman.

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(Obviously...)

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Here is a depiction of an 18th century cotton plantation

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Here is a depiction of an 18th century cotton plantation

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A depiction of an 18th century sugar cane plantation

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A depiction of an 18th century sugar cane plantation

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Here is modern day Fort Sumter. You can get a tour of it.

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What could have been to prevent the Civil War?

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What could have been to prevent the Civil War?

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I think something that could've assisted with stopping the war was to stop inducing physical harm onto the enslaved and actually pay them for their the work they did. They go from being a slave to a farm hand. The other thing was to give them the opinion to leave and become a freeman if they so desire. They would no longer be able to live or be supported by plantation if they were to leave, however. That's the slavery part. The other part was to try and minimize some of the differences between the North and South. While it's good to have diversity with skills, it's also good to make areas self-sufficient. I would've tried to find places for agriculture in the North and industrialize some of the South.

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One might say the main cause of the Civil War was slavery. While having a big part in the matter, it seems to me that the true cause was actually The differences between the North and South. Like I state in the overarching theme, the difference is culture and general way of life divided the North and South. The division caused a war, as division always does.

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It seems that the overarching theme of the Civil War is difference and disagreement because of those differences. The Civil War happened because of disagreement on what is best. This disagreement sprung about due to differences and the other side not willing to understand their counterpart. This ultimately led to the secession which led to the Civil War.

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"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it" - Abraham Lincoln