Causes Of The Civil War

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because expansion was vital to the survival
of slavery they also felt their way of life was being threatened. Because
slavery was such an important part of Southern society, the South felt that
they could not survive without it. That's why they were not willing to
compromise with the north. 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 compromise.
The central cause of conflict between North and South was slavery, but
it was only in it's expansion that it became a reason for war. The entrance
of slavery into politics made it into a public issue, and once the issue
became public ...

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