The Causes of the Civil War: The Political, Cultural, Economic and Territorial Disputes between North and SouthWhile South Carolina's preemptive strike on Fort Sumter and Lincoln's subsequent call to arms started the Civil War, South Carolina's secession and Lincoln's military actions were simply the last in a chain of events stretching as far back as the early 1750s. Increasing moral conflicts and political debates over slavery--exacerbated by the inequities inherent between an established agricultural society and a growing industrial one--led to a fierce sectionalism which manifested itself through cultural, economic, political and territorial disputes. This historical study reduces sectionalism to its most fundamental form, examining the underlying source of this antagonistic climate. From protective tariffs to the expansionist agenda, it illustrates the ways in which the foremost issues of the time influenced relations between the North and the South. |
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... despite their differences , the North and South shared common cultural values and lived and worked together harmoniously . Nevertheless , over the years the ongoing political tensions between the two sides bred an overriding environment ...
... Despite the progressive thinking of the sophisticated elites , such as Thomas Jefferson , many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence owned a number of slaves even though they believed slavery 1. Slavery and Its Impact on ...
... despite this provision in the ordinance and the constitu- tional right to repossess a fugitive slave , no mechanism for enforcing the law was ever established . And without the power to enforce the law the provision was quite ...
... Despite the long - held perception of large plantations with hundreds of slaves , only one - fourth of the southerners actually owned slaves , and of these , nearly 90 percent owned fewer than twenty . The larger cotton plantations usu ...
... Despite the risks involved , however , there was always a certain degree of rebellious behavior the slaves would demonstrate against their owners in retal- iation . Slaves would constantly steal food or household items , pretend they ...
Contents
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Economic Protectionism 1815 to 1828 | 31 |
Old Hickory Comes to Washington 1829 to 1832 | 53 |
The Bank War and Southern Nullification 1832 to 1834 | 76 |
The Turbulent Years 1834 to 1836 | 93 |
The Panic and SubTreasuries 1837 to 1840 | 106 |
A Time to Compromise 1847 to 1850 | 166 |
Sectional Politics 1850 to 1853 | 185 |
Filibusters 1849 to 1860 | 199 |
The KansasNebraska Act 1852 to 1854 | 207 |
Political Realignment 1854 to 1856 | 220 |
The Fight for Kansas 1854 to 1858 | 231 |
From Brown to Lincoln 1856 to 1860 | 248 |
The End of the Road 1860 to 1861 | 265 |
John Tyler and Texas Too 1840 to 1845 | 116 |
The Expansionist Agenda 1845 to 1846 | 135 |
Territorial Sectionalism 1846 to 1847 | 153 |
Chronology | 283 |
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