Many people believe that the Civil War revolved around slavery, that isn't true. It was a minor event in the Civil War. So what were the cause of the Civil War. when it was actually economic issues.
The south was getting frustrated that they needed to get all of their luxuries. But the north wanted to give African Americans equal rights."It is a fact well known to every intelligent Southerner that we are compelled to got to the North for every article of utility and adornment..."(Doc C).Meaning that the South did not have much of an ecosystem or textiles factories. And could not keep people down there for growth.The south, because of is northern dependance, did could not contribute the the north and is own businesses which were pushing more southerners' up north. With all this movement, more and more work was placed onto the slaves, which brings in the Slavery issue."large numbers of our native people find themselves necessitated to emigrate to the West"(Doc C). …show more content…
But was nullified when the Kansas-Nebraska act was formed. This meant that instead of the government controlling which would be free or not, it gave the power to the white settlers. (Doc J)The problem with the popular vote was the imbalance caused by slaves not being counted as a citizen. The south wanted to secede and form it's own nation because the opposing slavery rights, but president Lincoln knew that it would never work. Because “A nation divided against itself cannot stand”(Doc M)If it should fall, what could they do, “It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination"(Doc