Yes representation was one of the issues that directly caused the Civil War.
However, it was not the only cause. The expansion of slavery was a huge one, but this relates to representation in Congress because the more slave states there were, the more votes that would swing debates into the slave states favor.
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slavery became an issue many years before the civil war.
Tariffs and the southern perception of unfair representation. The north was heavily populated and thus ruled congress. Contrary to public belief, slavery was a VERY minor issue.
It is NOT the "civil war". Slavery was a very minor issue at the start of the war.
Representation of the South increased because more Southern states were created during Reconstruction.
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.