Civil War Dbq

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Mid 19th century is when two neighboring regions of a sound country collide with one another in a violent outbreak. The North and the South had diverging point of views on slavery. Also, the North was modernizing and growing with industrialization while the South used agricultural methods to profit. There are three main causes that ignited the civil war are slavery, expansion of the Americas, and Secession. These 3 elements made the fire of war grow exponentially where immediate action must be taken to put out the raging fire. Both North and South could have avoided the devastating Civil War if both regions tried to tie together their political, economic, and social differences so they can coexist with one another. However, both regions allowed …show more content…

The value of slaves skyrocketed due to the suitable conditions in the South; in fact, both the tropical climate and the invention of the cotton gin allowed the habitable environment of the South to Flourish. Also, Abraham Lincoln being elected encouraged the Southern States to secede. The South feared that he would end slavery, so there was no trust toward Lincoln. Keeping in mind that slavery was the heart of the Southern States, Southerners did not want to risk losing slaves, so they chose to leave the Union to preserve their most prized possession, slavery. As a result, the Southerners labeled themselves as the Confederacy while the northern States were the Union. In my opinion, the succession was the greatest cause that woke up the Civil War. When they separated, the Confederacy formed an armed force which physically represents a threat toward the Union; correspondingly, the different beliefs of both North and South could not stay hidden, so they must illuminate their difference, and deal with them through a

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