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Not directly.
The main reasons were commercial - the import taxes which fell most heavily on the South, and the fate of the cotton revenues in the event of secession.
The human rights factor was secondary, although the Abolitionist lobby had become increasingly powerful in Congress.
Lincoln had been nominated and elected because he was moderate on slavery. When he rejected the final attempt at Compromise, it was not because he was insisting on abolition. He was only refusing to allow any new slave-states. The South could see their voting power in Congress slipping away, and that is why they became more belligereent.
You could say that the extension of slavery was a major trigger for the start of hostilities.
Although it was a major cause, it was not the most important. The South had thought that, because Lincoln was in office and he was against slavery, that they were going to lose their way of life, and the only thing to do was secede from the country. Thus, the Civil War.
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What was the nuimber one reason for the civil war?
The main cause of the civil war was a battle over states rights.
What was Lincolns main goal during the civil war?
to win the civil war
What was the most significant cause of the civil war-?
The most significant cause in the Civil War was unfair taxation, states' rights and slavery.
What is historians key question about the civil war?
There are several questions about the civil war. The main questions which historians have about the war however, is if it was inevitable.
What was the main reason the US went into the Civil War?
the main reason was the slavery rights
Religion in the Civil War?
How did the Civic religion have anything to do with the Civil War?
What was the nuimber one reason for the civil war?
The main cause of the civil war was a battle over states rights.
Was slavery a fundamental cause of the American Civil War?
That is up for debate. However, most experts agree that the main cause of the civil war was state's rights.
What is the main cause today of civil strife in sri lanka?
There is a civil war still going on today.
What is the main cause today of civil strife sri lanka?
There is a civil war still going on today.
What is main cause today of civil strife in sri lanka?
There is a civil war still going on today.
How was religion a cause to the civil war?
because it created secularism in the south, this lead to the south secceding from the union
What religion started the Civil War?
Religion wasn't affiliated with the Civil War. Civil only had to do with the dispute over slavery and State rights.
What was the cause for the civil war?
One of the main causes were slaves. There were some other minor reasons
What were the main cause of death on the civil war soldiers?
Disease - far more than death in battle.
What religion was England after the civil war?
Puritan
What was the main plot of the 'Civil War' TV series?
The main plot of the civil war television series is to tell the story of the trials and tribulations of the main characters during the times of the civil war.
