what were the long term causes of the civil war?

Answer 1

Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Healing: This too shall Pass

As a direct result of the American Civil War, the United States witnessed the 13th, 14th and 15th U.S. Constitutional Amendments.

When the American Civil War ended, leaders turned to the question of how to reconstruct the nation. One important issue was the right to vote. Hotly debated were voting rights for black American men and former Confederate men.

In the latter half of the 1860s, Congress passed a series of acts designed to address the question of rights, as well as how the Southern states would be governed. These acts included the act creating the Freedmen's Bureau, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and several Reconstruction Acts. The Reconstruction Acts established military rule over Southern states until new governments could be formed. They also limited some former Confederate officials' and military officers' rights to vote and to run for public office. (However, the latter provisions were only temporary and soon rescinded for almost all of those affected by them.) Meanwhile, the Reconstruction acts gave former male slaves the right to vote and hold public office.

Congress also passed two amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment made African-Americans citizens and protected citizens from discriminatory state laws. Southern states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment before being readmitted to the union. The Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote.

Post Civil War, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was indicted (never proven guilty) and confined to prison for two years. A large portion of Davis's bond was posted by an ardent Unionist, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt. The "Commodore" had donated the S. S. Vanderbilt to Union forces during the Civil War and he was also a very prominent New Yorker, multi-millionaire and founder of Vanderbilt University (the Commodore's grandson constructed America's largest home). The United States also imprisoned North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance on May 13, 1865. On July 4, 1868, North Carolina was readmitted to the Union.

The soldier experienced various traumatic stressors; such as witnessing death or dismemberment, handling dead bodies, traumatic loss of comrades, realizing imminent death, killing others and being helpless to prevent others' deaths. Rare soldiers' letters allow the reader the most detailed insight to their experiences. Intimate and personal: diseases, privation, wounds, loneliness, exhaustion, heartache, and death are all explored. Furthermore, in their blood soaked Confederate uniforms, many were shielding numerous letters from loved ones pertaining to the so-called hellish conditions at home. Regardless, the soldier continued to fight in numerous battles. These conditions assisted in the complexity of maintaining accurate military service records.
It was common practice for family and neighbors to serve in the same regiment and many believed this unity made it unthinkable to coward in the presence of the enemy. Overall, many entrusted their loved ones to enlist and serve with relatives and neighbors, with the common belief that they maintained their loved ones' best interest in mind. During battle, it was typical for father and son to advance into enemy shot and shell, and this was a contributing factor in the high death toll during the "fight." During the aftermath many suffered from the war's most terrible destruction and devastation. Countless veterans were pervaded with diseases, wounds, destitution, and mental illnesses. Many soldiers recovering from wounds were referred to as having the Old Soldier's Disease, a term applied to soldiers addicted to pain killers. Furthermore, during the American Civil War, there was no shell shock, battle fatigue, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to help explain and legitimize a mysterious condition. The aftermath witnessed tens of thousands of homeless veterans. The veteran either had no home to return to or a disability prevented him from enjoying life's basic tasks and responsibilities. Consequently, they didn't receive the Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits and assistance which, fortunately, was created in the twentieth century.

Answer 2

It was because of states rights. The south wanted to be able to control what they did by state or states the north wanted a federalist government. The only reason the North won was because of the Russian Navy blockades, and we paid them for the Alaskan purchase. Out of this great war the bankers then as in today made the money as in every war. interesting fact is that Lincoln was going to do away with the Federal Reserve as John Kennedy was. Both were shot, because of it. Why you may ask. Well the federal reserve and the FDIC are not owned by the federal government check their charter. The world bank owns them so the USA has to buy their money from a foreign printer and the printer is making money based on what?
So out of the civil war we get this great federal government that's sucks and its tied to the world bank.
Please dont believe me pick up books and read and decide for your self.

Answer 3

Southern states' rights, especially the right to own slaves which the North did not understand because the North had mainly an industrial economy as opposed to the Southern agricultural economy. This is not to say that the South had valid reasons for slavery just because it was essential to its economy. Slavery was viewed in the South for poor white farmers as a way to put themselves above African-Americans though 90% of slaves were owned by an elite planter class that believed it was taking care of the slaves by providing them with food and shelter and teaching them how to be productive. This elite planter class was only like 5% of the population, but slavery was still supported by all whites, poor and rich alike.

Answer 4

The industrial north did not want the agricultural south to have access to the cheaper goods available to them from England--this was an economic problem between the two halves.

In order to gain it's ends the industrial North wanted to centralize government and so the war began over the issue of State's Rights over Federal rights. This was the political problem between the North and the South.

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Answer 5

The republican government was comunist, made bad things, killed many people. It didn't take too long for General Francisco Franco to begin the war

Answer 6

Thomas Jeffreson's opposition to Alexander Hamilton's efforts to construct a strong central government.

Answer 7

states rights

Answer 8

Slavery and economics.