Cause of the Civil War?

Question

A. was the culmination of a long series of controversies over the extension of slavery into the West.
B. had nothing to do with slavery at first; slavery ended as a consequence of the war, but the war was not fought over slavery.
C. happened because the majority of northerners wanted to stamp out slavery, at any cost.
D. none of the above

Answer 1

B
Initially, it was a war to keep the Union intact. The latter part of answer "B" states "but the war was not fought over slavery." This is correct!

As the war progressed, philosophies progressed and adapted. Emerging views can be seen in Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in Sept. 1862 (several months "after" numerous American Civil War battles). Slavery, subsequently, ended as a consequence of the American Civil War.

Causes of the American Civil War: A Summary

There were a series of significant events which greatly affected States' Rights, the Union, African Americans and accelerated the American Civil War. These historical events are commonly referred to as the "Causes of the American Civil War" and are listed without significant order: States' Rights (Bill of Rights and the 10th Amendment), High Tariffs, Nullification Crisis, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Manifest Destiny, Dred Scott Case, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Bleeding Kansas, Crittenden Compromise, John Brown, and President Abraham Lincoln's election (Lincoln didn't receive a single Southern electoral vote).

http://thomaslegion.net/causes.html

Answer 2

A. Was resolved by the Missouri Compromise.
B. Almost correct. Slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation.
C. On the contrary, in the northern states most people were not interested one way or another what went on in the South. Many in the North relied on the production of the large farms in the South for their food and many clothing items. Those in the North did not want an interruption in the flow of goods from the South.
D. Finally, the correct answer to your question as it applies to the choices you provide. NONE is correct

Answer 3

B.

From what I remember in History class, the Civil War had nothing to do with slavery in the beginning. Sure, President Lincoln wanted to ambolish it, but they had bigger problems at hand (ex. the South breaking away). Only later on did slavery begin to play a part in the Civil War, when the North began to offer freedom to those who helped to fight.

But again, it depends on the context of the question. Depending on how your teacher is approaching it, there is no right answer, which is when the safest choice would be to pick D.

Answer 4

B. because the confederacy wanted to be a separate country because they wanted slavery and the north didn't want slavery and the south said it went against their state rights and so the confederacy pulled away from the union. the goal of the north was to pull the confederacy back to the union because Lincoln believed that with the union split he thought that the union was more vincible then before so they went to war with the south. later on the war including slavery but didn't start out with slavery.

Answer 5

D. States Rights were the major cause of problems between the Northern States and Southern States.

Answer 6

D -- more of a combination.

Long term causes included -- State's Rights, the Nullification Crisis, and slavery.

Short term causes included -- Slavery, publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Tom Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry, Bleeding Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Act, etc.

Answer 7

A is the closest to the truth. Slavery in the US was excacerbated by westward expansion.

But even if there had been no west to expand to, the issue over what place black people would have in this country would have been enough to start a conflict.

Answer 8

If Ihad to select a single one I would choose A as there were other issues alongside Slavery; the question of tariffs for example: North wanted high tarrifs to rotect its emergent industries from European competition, whereas South wanted low tariffs for better sales of its cotton "King Cotton" and the drifting of power away from Democrats/South towards North/Republicans but still the question of the extention of the slavery in the West played the role of the splinter of fire in a powder creg as it is shown in the case of Kansas "bloody Kansas"

Answer 9

none of the above

Answer 10

Do your own homework!! Secondly, I reported your first responder for copying into her answer a lengthy chapter from a book taking up and wasting space and time!!

Chow!!