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7 causes of the civil war (Abraham Lincoln (The southern states felt that…
7 causes of the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
The southern states felt that Lincoln was against slavery and also against the South.
He managed to get elected without even being on the ballot in ten of the southern states.
Industry vs. Farming
The south relied on slaves because they had lots of farming and they lived and made all there profit on the things they made or grew.
The North did not relie on slaves there industry did not have enouph farming and etc for them
Expansion
Southern states began to fear they would lose so much power that they would lose all their rights.
Each new state became a battleground between the two sides for power.
slavery
The South relied on slavery for labor to work the fields.
This made the South fearful that their way of life would come to an end.
Bleeding Kansas
Eventually Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861.
They fought over the issue for years.
States' Rights
arguments about how much power the states should have versus how much power the federal government should have.
The southern states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and powers.
Secession
The Civil War had begun.
Abraham Lincoln said they did not have the right to leave the United States and sent in troops to stop the South from leaving
