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The Battle for Freedom for All of Mankind Lucy S. American History Rules! North rules all. =]


 * How did the war start?
 * Even though most southerners didn't own slaves, why were they fighting for slavery?
 * What was Abraham Lincoln's role in the war?
 * How did the federal government react to the war?
 * What was the impact of the war?

Why the Civil War? I think the cause of the civil war were the differences in economic interests between the North and South. Every time the Southerners opposed a bill in Congress that favored the North, the same thing would happen with a bill that favored the South. The North probably knew that if they gave in to a slavery bill for the South, then slavery would expand without the South ever voting to pass a Northern bill. Since slaves were such a big investment for Southerners, it wouldn't help the North if slavery expanded. A tariff bill would only benefit the North, and so the South never voted for it.