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Causes of Civil War (Industry vs. Farming (The southern states had…
Causes of Civil War
The southern states had maintained a large farming economy and this economy was based on slave labor. The North no longer needed slaves, the South relied heavily upon slaves for their way of life.
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The southern states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and powers.
arguments about how much power the states should have.
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NEw states were divided by slave states and not slave states. South felt like they were gonna loose all their rights so they fought with the north over new states.
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The South relied on slavery for labor to work the fields. Many people in the North believed that slavery was wrong and evil.
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the government passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowing Kansas to vote on whether they would be a slave state or a free state. The region was flooded with supporters from both sides.
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The final straw for the South was election of Abraham Lincoln to President of the United States. The southern states felt that Lincoln was against slavery and also against the South.
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11 states in the south felt like they weren't apart of the Untied States Cause of Lincoln so they slit away from the untied states
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