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The main reason for the Civil War was the right of secesion. The north began to put tighter and tighter restraints upon slavery in new territories and new states. The south feared this trend would lead to their votes being worthless, as new states would be anti-slavery. The right of the state to govern itself led the southern states to secede from the union. Slavery was the catalyst that lit the powder keg. There were many underlying causes that were building up as the 1850s came to a close the 1860s began. There are many who say that slavery was the main issue and that is not true. It was a very large contributing factor and arguably the main underlying cause of the southern states to evoke their ability to secede from the union. And remember, President Lincoln's main cause for going to war was to preserve the union. If he could have done so by leaving slavery intact, he would have done so. The politically correct, and smart thing to say is that I am going to war to preserve the union because saving the union first, is of higher priority. You don't cut off your nose to spite you face. Lincoln did fight the Civil War too end the evil of slavery.
Primarily to keep the Union together and not let the States split. The Union (or the North) beleived that the Southern States did not have the right to leave the Union. That point of law has been debated for a long time.
The main conflict was state's rights. The southern states felt they had the right to decide if there was to be slavery or not. When Lincoln was elected they thought he would force an abolition of slavery upon them, so they left the union.
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Why did Civil War soldiers view the war between the North and South as a new kind of conflict?
The civil war soldiers viewed the war between the North and South as a new kind of conflict because it was the first war Between the States.
What was Lincolns main goal during the civil war?
to win the civil war
Who were the yankies in the civil war?
The Union or Northern side of the conflict.
What kind of war is it when two groups from the same country fight?
The question appears to actually ask what is the situation when there is an armed conflict among people in the same country. If the conflict can be called significant, then it is usually termed a civil war.
What war resulted from the conflict between the states and federal government over states right?
civil war
What was the main conflict after the Civil War?
The Spanish American war.
What was one of the main conflicts that lead to the civil war?
the main conflict is the taxes.
What were the sources of conflict in West Texas after the Civil War?
what were the sources of the conflict in texas after the civil war?
What conflict broke out after Nigeria gain independence?
There was no large conflict after Nigeria gained independence in 1960. The Nigerian Civil War was their main conflict, however it did not start until 1967
If the Civil War was not fought over the issue of slavery what was the main reason for the conflict in the opinion of the North and the South?
The main reason was states rights.
Conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country?
If it is an armed conflict, it is called a civil war. If it has not been reduced to organized violence, it could be a riot, or merely politics.
The author of conflict in rwanda asserts that the root of the civil war there was a result of?
the author of conflict in rwanda asserts that root of the civil war there was a result of?
What was one of the conflict started in Civil War?
One of the conflicts that started the civil war was slavery
Was a civil war an repressible or irrepressible conflict?
irrepressible
Who ruled that in a conflict of national and state power the national power is supreme?
This was actually a contiuum conflict before the Civil War, known as nullification. This was solved after the Civil war.
When did the somali Civil War begin?
the civil war began around 1990, but conflict started around 1988
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.
