Ten most important CAUSES of the Civil War...

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: mugs
There was one thing that caused the Civil War - slavery. Revisionist historians will say it was over states' rights... yeah, their right to own slaves. What you've got there is a list of 10 events that led up to the civil war... which is probably what the professor is looking for, but I wouldn't call them "causes."

And I think your list would be incomplete if it does not include the introduction of the slave trade to the colonies. Would we have had a civil war if that had never happened? Probably not.

That is so biased, had the south not had slaves, it still more than likely would've been based on an agrarian society, and the tarrifs that the states grumbled about would've still been an issue. It may not have caused a war, but it still would've caused unrest.

 

[Kevin1211]

the 3/5 compromise. If the founding fathers just said slavery should be abolished, none of this would have happened.. It also set the idea that a white male is worth that a black person.

 

[piasabird]

Here is a little something about Abraham Lincoln. He ran for office in a state election and was defeated because of his anti-slavery views. So he changed his mind and changed his public views for that of a "Status-Quo" when he was elected president.

I will be blasted for this but the South was ruled by a rich upper-class aristocracy of rich slave owners who often thought of themselves of themselves as the "Privlidged Few". The North represented the end of their way of life so they decided to split off from the North for Political and Financial Reasons. Sure there were abolitionists in the North and slaves in the south and there was a war just about in Kansas fought over whether it would be a slave state or a free state. So slavery had a lot to do with it. The Rich in the south treated poor farmers sometimes worse than their slaves. It is also very much about Power.

The south attacked the North and also threatened to break up the union we know as the United States of America. The North won and so they must be the victor, and the south must have been wrong.

Second innaugural speech!

http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres32.html

This is what Lincoln had to say about the War after it was over!

Yes Lincoln was killed after the war. Hate to break it to you.

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: piasabird
Here is a little something about Abraham Lincoln. He ran for office in a state election and was defeated because of his anti-slavery views. So he changed his mind and changed his public views for that of a "Status-Quo" when he was elected president.

I will be blasted for this but the South was ruled by a rich upper-class aristocracy of rich slave owners who often thought of themselves of themselves as the "Privlidged Few". The North represented the end of their way of life so they decided to split off from the North for Political and Financial Reasons. Sure there were abolitionists in the North and slaves in the south and there was a war just about in Kansas fought over whether it would be a slave state or a free state. So slavery had a lot to do with it. The Rich in the south treated poor farmers sometimes worse than their slaves. It is also very much about Power.

The south attacked the North and also threatened to break up the union we know as the United States of America. The North won and so they must be the victor, and the south must have been wrong.

Second innaugural speech!

http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres32.html

This is what Lincoln had to say about the War after it was over!

Yes Lincoln was killed after the war. Hate to break it to you.

Good points, and well put. I think that really encapsulates the true causes of the war.

 

[IronWing]

Manifest Destiny in the North.
Arrogant landed aristocracy in the South.

Incompatible trade policies. Free trade benefitted the Southern aristocracy. Protectionism benefitted the industrializing North.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Kevin1211If the founding fathers just said slavery should be abolished, none of this would have happened.

Were not some of the founding fathers slave owners themselves?

 

[RU482]

great post

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Kevin1211If the founding fathers just said slavery should be abolished, none of this would have happened.

Were not some of the founding fathers slave owners themselves?

Jefferson

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Kevin1211If the founding fathers just said slavery should be abolished, none of this would have happened.

Were not some of the founding fathers slave owners themselves?

Many were, though a good number of them wanted to abolish slavery gradually (or a few immediately) as it was rather incompatable with the ideals set down in the Declaration and the government they were trying to build at the Constitutional Convention.

Forcing the issue are the time was not possible as the southern colonies wielded much more political power (relative to the north) than at the time of the civil war and would have likely fractured the forming nation.

It was generally assumed that slavery would slowly die out on it's own if left alone. Unfortunately, this is one thing the founders were very wrong about.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Kevin1211If the founding fathers just said slavery should be abolished, none of this would have happened.

Were not some of the founding fathers slave owners themselves?

Many were, though a good number of them wanted to abolish slavery gradually (or a few immediately) as it was rather incompatable with the ideals set down in the Declaration and the government they were trying to build at the Constitutional Convention.

Forcing the issue are the time was not possible as the southern colonies wielded much more political power (relative to the north) than at the time of the civil war and would have likely fractured the frorming nation.

It was generally assumed that slavery would slowly die out on it's own if left alone. Unfortunately, this is one thing the founders were very wrong about.

2 words........


cotton gin

 

[Syringer]

Proctor: All right, here's your last question. What was the cause of
the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious
schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists,
there were economic factors, both domestic and inter--
Proctor: Wait, wait... just say slavery.
Apu: Slavery it is, sir.