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Why The Civil War? (Modern Study of Civil War (The Civil War today is…
Why The Civil War?
Modern Study of Civil War
The Civil War today is often studied too simply
Modern Classes in the South claim the Civil War is about "states vs. federal rights" argument
Modern Classes in the North claim the Civil War is about "slavery"
Economics
North
Primarily Industrious
Factories
Rail Roads
Tariffs
North Placed Tariffs on other countrys' goods to ensure that Americans bought American goods
This angered Britain
Many Northerners wanted to Abolish Slavery
South
Primarily Agricultural
Main income was exporting cotton and tobacco to other countries
Tariffs
Britain placed Tariffs on the South's goods because the North placed Tariffs on Britain goods
This angered the South
This greatly hurt the South's economy
,
Poverty
60-70% of the South were poor
Tariffs made this much worse
Southerners were grieved over the North's "oppression"
Wanted to fight against the North's oppression
Some Southerners fought to defend slavery
Others fought to Defend their homeland
Defending Homeland
Many Southerners fought to defend their homeland
Robert E. Lee's Testimony
He did not like slavery
Did not want to go to war
Great man of faith
Great Military General
Abraham Lincoln asked Lee to be General of the Union
He said no because he did not want to fight against his neighbors and family