Slavery and Economic Policies as causes for the Civil War.
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Slavery and Economic Policies as causes for the Civil War.
Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict, this interpretation fails to consider the two main causes of the war itself: the expansion of slavery and its entrance into the political scene. The Civil War (1861-1877) was a product of the diverging society between the North and the South, who had different goals.
Slavery and slave trades had become a big part of the South's economy. The slaves were …showed first 85 words of 509 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 509 total…of states. However, after controversy with the election and the Senate, Mississippi drew a secession convention, and stated that, "Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery... A blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization... There was no choice left to us but submission to the mandates of abolition or dissolution of the Union."
Economic problems and politics were certainly a factor in the Civil War, but most of these economic complaints were a result of slavery and state populations.
