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Causes of the Civil War
Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of
political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict,
they ignore the two main causes. The expansion of slavery, and its entrance
The North didn't care about slavery as long as it stayed in the South.
South Carolina seceded, because Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, was voted
into offi ....
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.... To own slaves was a sign of wealth and social
prestige and poor farmers who could not afford slaves had a goal to work
for. In the election of 1860 you can see that Lincoln only secured 4% of
the popular vote in the South, only winning in the upper 5 states, where in
the north he received 54% of the popular vote. This shoes how united the
South was in their dislike for Lincoln. If the South had been more divided
they might have been more willing to compromis ....
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