Cause And Effect Essay: The American Civil War
Cause-and-Effect Essay final draft
The American Civil War
Everyone wants independence and freedom to do what they want. Kids want freedom from their parents to do what they want. When I was younger, I wanted to play computer games whenever I wanted. When I wanted to play computer games, my mom wanted me to study or do my homework. Freedom to do what people wanted to do is what caused the American Civil war only on a much larger scale; the whole south wanted to own and use slaves.
The Southern states economic activity relied mainly on growing cotton and other products on plantations. To produce these products, the majority of southerners used slaves. The Northern states relied more on manufacturing and subsistence farming rather than the plantations that the south relied on. The northern states had no use for slaves and viewed slavery unjust and cruel. As the south relied on slaves to keep their economy alive they saw no problem with having slaves. The northern states and major political leaders wanted to stop slavery from spreading and so the government passed a law that slavery was allowed …show more content…
The northern states and the key political leaders at the time, such as Abraham Lincoln, wanted the Union to be preserved. In Lincoln’s inaugural address, he said, “I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” He also said, “It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that Resolves and Ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to
The American Civil War
Everyone wants independence and freedom to do what they want. Kids want freedom from their parents to do what they want. When I was younger, I wanted to play computer games whenever I wanted. When I wanted to play computer games, my mom wanted me to study or do my homework. Freedom to do what people wanted to do is what caused the American Civil war only on a much larger scale; the whole south wanted to own and use slaves.
The Southern states economic activity relied mainly on growing cotton and other products on plantations. To produce these products, the majority of southerners used slaves. The Northern states relied more on manufacturing and subsistence farming rather than the plantations that the south relied on. The northern states had no use for slaves and viewed slavery unjust and cruel. As the south relied on slaves to keep their economy alive they saw no problem with having slaves. The northern states and major political leaders wanted to stop slavery from spreading and so the government passed a law that slavery was allowed …show more content…
The northern states and the key political leaders at the time, such as Abraham Lincoln, wanted the Union to be preserved. In Lincoln’s inaugural address, he said, “I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” He also said, “It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that Resolves and Ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to