What were the North and South fighting over in the American Civil war???

Answer 1

Once President Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 on the platform that slavery would not be allowed in the new states, this threatened the slave owners of the Southern Slave states. Rather than respect the outcome of a democratic election, and lose much of the political advantage they always had over the Northern states, the Southern states seceeded - beginning with South Carolina in 1860.

The other states followed in 1861, and each stated their support for slavery on their Ordinance of Secession. In addition, when the states seceeded they took over the control of Federal arsenals, mints, post offices, forts, etc. - sometimes by the use of force. The North fought to retain the Union, then by 1863 the North was fighting to emancipate the slaves. The South fought to maintain political control of their states, and protect the "peculiar institution" of slavery.

Answer 2

It was a war between the Industrial North and the Agricultural south.

The Industrial North won, one of the reasons the North wanted to ban slavery was to reduce the Influence of Agriculture. Some of the same reasons why the Russian Revolution was successful in Russia.

It was not fought over slavery contrary to popular belief.

Answer 3

True, wasn't about slavery. The South seceded, the North still wanted to run their government.

Answer 4

Slavery, taxes on foreign goods, but, ultimately the question was to settle if states or the federal government had ultimate authority.