The main causes of the Civil war were difference in lifestyle and sectionalism. First off, the North's lifestyle was based around manufacturing ("The Civil War"). The North was wrong to make the British to pay a tariff when they sent shiploads of goods because the North was angry and jealous that the British had better factories and produced better goods. The British were unable to ship their goods into the North because they had to pay such a high tariff and it enraged the South because they made so much cotton and sent it to the British but the British couldn't take any more cotton in because they couldn't sell it in the North. This made the South very angry at the North. However, the South was doing wrongly as well. As well as the South
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On April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter.
Commander of the Confederate army, General Robert. E. Lee commanded his men to bombard the fort. This was the trigger to the bloody battles ahead. Therefore, the south attacked the north, so the leader of the Union's, who's name was Ulysses S. Grant, army fought back and war began. However, there were two other important leaders who served a purpose in the civil war.
First off, Jefferson Davis was a soldier and the president of the Confederate states. He went to
Transylvania college before entering the military. "As a military cadet, Davis’ performance was only adequate. When he graduated in 1828 he placed twenty-third in a class of thirty-four." Says
(Council on Foreign Relations). Next up, president of the Union states, Abraham Lincoln. As a child, he grew up in a log cabin, and was very poor. Abraham received education as he reached manhood. In 1854, Lincoln was elected president and joined the Republican Party in 1856.
"Though Abraham Lincoln felt African Americans were not equal to whites, he believed the
America's founders intended that all men were created with certain inalienable rights." …show more content…
("The Consequences of Union Victory"). "The Federal government proved itself supreme over the states. Essentially this was a war over states rights and federalism and the victor was the power of the national government" quotes ("Effects of the Civil War."). Lastly, the
Union has re-United the United States and banned slavery from all states. But there's more! First, 3 years into the Civil war, the Emancipation Proclamation was introduced by Abraham Lincoln. What is that? Basically, it was a proclamation stating that all people under slavery shall be freed. "Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation
Proclamation was limited in many ways" says ("Emancipation_Proclamation") Next, Slavery was still legal in the border states that did not secede from the Union. Only the states that seceded were effected by the Emancipation Proclamation. "Moreover, the Proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy, enabling the liberated to become liberators." Quotes ("Emancipation_Proclamation"). Therefore, Abraham Lincoln put an end to slavery for the most part, but racism had not changed one bit. White people hated black people, and it remained that way for a long
On April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter.
Commander of the Confederate army, General Robert. E. Lee commanded his men to bombard the fort. This was the trigger to the bloody battles ahead. Therefore, the south attacked the north, so the leader of the Union's, who's name was Ulysses S. Grant, army fought back and war began. However, there were two other important leaders who served a purpose in the civil war.
First off, Jefferson Davis was a soldier and the president of the Confederate states. He went to
Transylvania college before entering the military. "As a military cadet, Davis’ performance was only adequate. When he graduated in 1828 he placed twenty-third in a class of thirty-four." Says
(Council on Foreign Relations). Next up, president of the Union states, Abraham Lincoln. As a child, he grew up in a log cabin, and was very poor. Abraham received education as he reached manhood. In 1854, Lincoln was elected president and joined the Republican Party in 1856.
"Though Abraham Lincoln felt African Americans were not equal to whites, he believed the
America's founders intended that all men were created with certain inalienable rights." …show more content…
("The Consequences of Union Victory"). "The Federal government proved itself supreme over the states. Essentially this was a war over states rights and federalism and the victor was the power of the national government" quotes ("Effects of the Civil War."). Lastly, the
Union has re-United the United States and banned slavery from all states. But there's more! First, 3 years into the Civil war, the Emancipation Proclamation was introduced by Abraham Lincoln. What is that? Basically, it was a proclamation stating that all people under slavery shall be freed. "Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation
Proclamation was limited in many ways" says ("Emancipation_Proclamation") Next, Slavery was still legal in the border states that did not secede from the Union. Only the states that seceded were effected by the Emancipation Proclamation. "Moreover, the Proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy, enabling the liberated to become liberators." Quotes ("Emancipation_Proclamation"). Therefore, Abraham Lincoln put an end to slavery for the most part, but racism had not changed one bit. White people hated black people, and it remained that way for a long