Slavery's Effect On A Nation

The Civil War was definitely one of the worst wars America has ever fought. Not only because of the tremendous loss of lives but because it set brother against brother, father against son, blood against blood. Many people often think that the war was fought only for the freedom of slaves. Although slavery played a major role, and was the main reason in why the Civil War was fought, it was not the only factor. …

…the southern economy was supported by the invention of the cotton gin. The Dread Scott case confirmed the differing constitutional opinions in the government. Finally, people defending their view of wether slavery was moral or not was strengthened by the Fugitive Slave Act. With all of these factors compacted into such a short amount of time the nation started to divide. It was only a matter of time until slavery led to a Civil War.