Causes of the Civil war by Jaden Pierce

Election of Abe Lincoln

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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.

The hunger for new land

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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.

The invention of the cotton gin

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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.

Slavery

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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.

Compromise of 1850

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

States rights

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It gave states the ability to make there own laws.

Abolitionism

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

Economics

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

Missouri compromise act

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

Succession

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This made slavery more popular in southern colonies or states

The dread Scott decision

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

A disagreement of states

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The north wanted slaves to be free and the south disagreed

Struggle for a controlled government

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Due to the out of control government people revolted.

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