Why Was The American Civil War Avoided

The American Civil war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 through 1865. Many people have different views on the civil war but why was it really fought? Why were the differences of one country not solved without war? What were the main causes? Who was responsible for the deaths of over six hundred thousand American lives? How could the civil war been avoided? These questions would differ depending on who you asked. The American Civil war was fought over many different reason and even to this day it is perceived differently by those loyal to the North or South. “The Civil War was the culmination of four decades of intense sectional conflict and reflected deep-seated economic, social, and political differences between the North …show more content…
“Despite the Compromise of 1850, conflict persisted. The South had become a minority section, and its leaders viewed the actions of the U.S. Congress, over which they had lost control, with growing concern. The Northeast demanded for its industrial growth a protective tariff, federal subsidies for shipping and internal improvements, and a sound banking and currency system” said the Funk and Wagnalls encyclopedia (Funk & Wagnalls). Since the more southern states had allowed slavery the southern states felt that the had lost any input into the United States. Since the South had lost many responsibilities in the United States economic and government systems, this became a big influence for the southern states to branch off and begin a country that they would have a say so in the decisions made. There were many social differences between the North and the South during the American Civil War. The main social problem was slavery. Slavery during the American Civil war meant the unpaid harsh work forced upon by African descendants. According to History.com the foundation of African American slavery in the United States …show more content…
The political differences between the North and South ranged from deciding on what the budget of the United States should be used for to what should be the main crop produced and sold for income. in the 1860s the government made a lot more decisions on things such as what to produce and how to produce it then currently in the United States. The reason the north and south problems on what crops to produce had such an impact was because of the type of soil the North and South had. The reason industrialism flourished in the north was because the lack of soil needed for farming. The north farming situation was set up for more smaller farmsteads instead of the south with relied on more heavy farming and plantations. This taking us back to slavery. Due to the prosperity of farming in the south they relied more heavily on slaves than the north. political differences in the north and south were too diverse for the two parts of the country to continue as one this leading to succession of South Carolina in