actually the civil war essentially came down to states rights - whether or not the federal government can dictate to the states what they can and cannot do - the primary issue was slavery - but it really came down to states rights
as you hopefully know the constitution originally gave the federal government certain rights - protection of the country - regulate interstate trade etc - the states wanted to limit the federal government jurisdiction to what was in the constitution and the federal government wanted to expand their jurisdiction - it really came down to that
2007-08-02 18:42:11
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answered by lancej0hns0n 4
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Trade and the expansion of slavery into the territories. Northern industrialist wanted high tariffs to protect their infant industries from competition and producers of agriculture products especially cotton and tobacco wanted free trade so they could sell the products in Europe. Northern wage workers and small farmers did did not want to compete with slave labor and wanted free access to western lands. An additional problem was causes by abolitionists helping run away slaves which undermined the southern economy. As the population and the economy of the north grew faster than in the south the southerners were losing political power and the election of Lincoln meant that Southern interest were no longer going to have an important voice in the federal government so the seceded. If Lincoln had permitted secession it would have destroyed the union and not have solved the problem of run away slaves nor who controlled the western lands, so fighting would have broken out eventually anyway. Both the north and the south claimed higher motives, the north the immorality of slavery, and the south states rights and freedom, but as is the case in all wars the deciding factors were power and money.
2007-08-02 20:27:23
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answered by meg 7
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commerce and the enlargement of slavery into the territories. Northern industrialist wanted extreme value lists to guard their toddler industries from opposition and manufacturers of agriculture products enormously cotton and tobacco wanted unfastened commerce so they might sell the products in Europe. Northern salary workers and small farmers did did no longer decide to compete with slave hard paintings and wanted unfastened get entry to to western lands. an further problem became motives via abolitionists helping run away slaves which undermined the southern economic equipment. because of the fact the inhabitants and the economic equipment of the north grew swifter than interior the south the southerners have been dropping political potential and the election of Lincoln meant that Southern interest have been no longer going to have an significant voice interior the federal government so the seceded. If Lincoln had authorized secession it might have destroyed the union and not have solved the difficulty of run away slaves nor who controlled the western lands, so struggling with would have broken out ultimately besides. the two the north and the south claimed bigger motives, the north the immorality of slavery, and the south states rights and freedom, yet as is the case in all wars the determining factors have been potential and money.
2016-12-15 04:22:59
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answered by Anonymous
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The war was fought over succession, not slavery. It isn't widely known today, but three slave states stayed in the union (Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri). Lincoln's famous Emancipation Proclaimation only freed slaves "in the territories under rebellion", or in other words, on turf he didn't control! The slaves in the loyal union slave states were exempt. The radical Republicans in congress freed them all after Lincoln's death. See? Radical Republicans aren't all bad!
2007-08-03 07:22:31
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answered by texasjewboy12 6
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Economics. The South needed free labor, and the North didn't.
2007-08-02 18:37:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Simply...money
2007-08-02 18:37:35
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answered by Anonymous
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Good grief. Learn to write and spell so people can understand you.
2007-08-02 18:33:41
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answered by G.V. 6
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