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Causes Of The Cival War

Causes of the American Civil War



      The South, which was known as the Confederate States of America,

seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many

different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there

was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between

the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political

differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There

were many reasons why the South wanted to succeed but the main reason

had to do with the North's view on slavery. All of this was basically

a different interpretation of the United States Constitution on both

sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the

Civil War, in which the North won.



      There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the

South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union.

Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United

States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government

increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to

the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements

sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads,

and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects

to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a

high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for

the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its

cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and

currency system and federal subsidies for shipping and internal

improvements. The South felt these were discriminatory and that they

favored Northern commercial interests.



      Now the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery

issue.   Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not

want it at all. The South was going to do...