To an EXTENT, I agree that slavery was the key issue that caused sectional conflict leading to the much anticipated Civil War. I only agree to an extent because many other factors brought about the Civil War. The main argument: the North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South wanted to keep their almost perfected system in tact. I feel, aside from this key issue, that another contributor to the war was the difference in opinions over slavery. I feel that both sides got worked up because the other did not agree with them. Issues in government also contributed to the rising of the Civil War. If one section did not get their way in government, or if a law/"compromise" did not lean in their direction, that section would make a big deal of it and cause more problems than necessary. Sure, the issue behind it all was that of slavery, but the sectional conflict that lead to the Civil War was also a result of the competition over which section of the "United" States would rise above the other; which section would rule the nation.
I agree with your point that slavery was a key issue to an extent. There were many issues leading to the Civil War and those issues cannot be overlooked. I'm glad you made this point!
I agree with you that the government also contributed to the cause of the Civil War because they were always trying to pass laws and compromises that just put the issue of slavery off the wall for a while.
I really like your last statement about how " the civil war was also a result of the competition over which section of the 'United' states would rise above the other; which section would rule the nation". It would appear that the south was the weaker section that was trying to defend itself from the north who were trying to "rule the nation". The conflicts that were starting to occur between the two sections were laregely caused by the north.
I agree with Baylee that there were many issues leading to the Civil War, however, weren't all these issues based on slavery?! Lincoln may have said the war was not based on slavery, but he was required to say that if he wanted to keep the Border States. Part of the reason the war went on so long is because close to the end Lncoln made the Emancipation Proclamation; in case you didn't know, it was to make all Southern slaves free. I don't think slavery was part of the Civil War to an EXTENT, it was the outright cause!
I like how you believe that slavery was, to a certain extent, responsible for starting the Civil War, and how each side became mad over the fact that the other side wouldn't agree to the others beliefs and wants.
Slavery was a key part of the sectional feud between the North and the South. This is shown in many ways, for example, before the secession; there were many instances in politics when the North and South seemed to be at the verge of war. Each of these instances revolved around the slavery issue; why else would the government not politically address it? Their main reason for hiding this issue was because they knew the affects would bring violence greater than those they were already dealing with. Many common Southerners like Luther J. Glenn, insisted that the North’s only purpose was to abolish slavery and bring destruction to the South. Others, like Stephen F. Hale, truly believed that the North would rape their wives and slaughter their children only to degrade Southerners by making blacks equal. At least to the South, slavery was the key to secession and the beginning of the Civil War.
I agree with most of your statements about the cause of the civil war. I really like your statement about how the government was reluctant to make any sure statemets about slavery, because they feared viloence if the topic was ever approached. This is so true, expecially in the elections; candidates were very hesitant to make comments concerning slavery becuase it would mean that they would make enemies no matter what they said.
Slavery was, indeed, the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. Southerners were so dependent on the institution of slavery, and thus the threat against it was detrimental. To preserve slavery, the southerners searched for reasons to defend the institution and came up with some far-fetched ideas. Secessionists chose to fear “the looming specter of racial equality......the prospect of a race war......[and] racial amalgamation.” As the yes article states, William L. Harris, and many other southern whites, chose to believe that “our fathers made this government for the white man.” Other white southerners presented the fear that the push for abolishing slavery would “excite the slave to cut the throat of his master.” Finally, the southerners chose to fear the Republican push on “equality in the rights of matrimony [between races]” because they would be losing their ‘property and they [their] liberties, and finally the South’s greatest treasure the sacred purity of the [their] daughters.” All these positions they claimed, with a complete lack of sound reasoning, would emerge with the abolition of slavery. The North, obviously, believed differently. These crucial beliefs severed any want to compromise on any issue and thus the United States was pushed onward toward the bloody Civil War more so by the issue of slavery than by any other issue that arose between the North and the South.
I agree with you that the South did come up with some pretty far fetched ideas to try and keep slavery. The South was pretty pathetic at times when trying to defend themselves against the North.
I agree. They struggled a lot in that area. When defending themselves, they had good leaders but a very poor store of arguments. Thanks for commenting!
I like how you brought up the fact that, although at times it seemed that certain issues were not about slavery, all the issues revolved around slavery. I agree with your overall idea and thoughts about any possiblity of compromise being severed as well.
Slavery was definitely the key issue that caused the sectional conflict which led to the civil war. Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War because it had been around for so long that ever since it had arrived it was a problem. People were always fighting whether or not to have slavery or abolish it. Then a compromise would pass and that would settle things down for a while but then slavery would be brought back up and the whole fight would happen again. So the years leading up to the Civil War most of the conflicts between the North and the South was always about keeping or abolishing slavery. Since the North and the South could not agree on the issue of slavery it caused sectional crisis which is what started the Civil War.
I agree with your statement about the slavery issue always being fought over. The many different compromises just put off the problem until it overflowed and began the Civil War. The Americas should never have instituted slavery and the whole issue would have been avoided. That is pretty useless to comment now, hundreds of years later, but the idea would definitely have profited the Foudning Fathers in their day. Thanks!
Slavery was the key point for the sectional conflict in the Civil War. Although the economic troubles of both were also an issue, slavery was the main issue. With the Missouri Compromise broken, and slaves living above the Missouri’s Northern border, the Civil war was definitely going to be based on slavery, not anything else. The tensions about slavery had been building between North and South for decades. With such radical abolitionist attack, such as John Brown’s failed attack on Harper’s Ferry, and the very successful Underground Railroad, slavery was a major issue coming between the two sections of the U.S.
Slavery was the key issue in the sectional conflict leading up to the Civil War. Although economic and social differences differentiated the North and the South, slavery was the issue that agitated feelings between the two sides. Abolitionists aimed to destroy slavery abruptly, while the "fire eaters" in the South tried to expand slavery to other places (Central America). Books like "Uncle Tom's Cabin" turned public opinion in the North against slavery, making the South feel paranoid of their slaves escaping or being freed. The South's fears of its slavocracy being tore down led to many states later seceding from the Union.
I agree that slavery was a large factor attributing to the sectional feud that lead to the outburst of civil war. However, slavery was not the only key disagreement that caused the south to seceed, and the union and the confederacy to declare outright war. Other factors including, the "protective" tarrif, and northerners "superior morality", affected the souths decision to seceed. The south felt threatened by the north's growing population and power in government, therefore they felt it was nesessary to put up some kind of fight. Nevertheless, the issue of slavery was brought to the forefront in later years to justify the war, and to make the north appear as a hero for their valliant sacrifice in order to rid the country of human bondage. Although I agree that slavery was a terrible institution, and should have been abolished, I also beleive that it was not the sole cuase of the Civil War.
Slavery was a key issue in the sectional conflict between North and South. It was in the political debates and showed more as the literature began to turn northerners towards abolitionism of slavery. But, the so called "protective" tariffs over about three decades also contributed to the secession of the South and beginnings of the Civil War. Though the "straw that broke the camels back" was Lincoln getting into office it was bound to happen no matter the true presidency. Slavery was an issue during this as the Kansas-Nebraska Act put a large amount of pressure on the economy and politics as the North and South even split a shared political party. This act was used to get Kansas and Nebraska on the map and soon was used as an excuse for a person not able to run as a candidate for anything the parties were placing for. Slavery though again reared its head and showed that it would divide the U.S. as a whole and the confederacy would grow to be more prepared than the Unionists of the North during the time. The two sides having many extremists had a little more or less drive to win out the hideousness of slavery was to the country.
I believe that slavery was a main issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. There were other issues involved as well such as disagreements on government and other highly differentiated opinions. The radical abolitionists of the North were also a huge part of the slavery issue. People such as John Brown that fought for their cause, but acted more as instigators pushed the limits of patience of the Southerners. Heated debates is congress between compromisers and very stubborn people that were "dead set" on getting what they wanted contributed to the rising tension between the North and South as well. Slavery was the way of life in the South and they felt threatened by the Northern encroachment of abolition. The South depended on slavery and they were willing to fight for it. Opposing views in government on this issue were strong. The republican party, northern and for abolition, was opposed by the southern Democrats that were pro-slavery. One example of how intense things were between Northern politics and Southern politics is the caning of Mr. Sumner. Mr. Brooks, a southerner, beat Mr. Sumner, a northerner, with his cane for insulting the South. Brooks was viewed as a hero in the South after this incident. The North and the South were not "getting along" no matter what they tried. Opposing views on slavery are some of the main factors of the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War, in my opinion.
I agree that slavery was the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. In the years leading up to the war there was many conflicts and arguments. In the fifteenth edition of "Taking Sides" by Larry Madaras and James M. SoRelle, the 'No' author Marc Egnal pushes that the South tried to seceded from the nation because of an "economically-based struggle" between the North and South. However, that may have been part of the reason, this is not the MAIN issue leading to the civil war. Slavery was the topic of many, compromises that were broke and re-wrote into a new compromises over the years. As time went on and there were more and more reasons for the South to keep slavery (not that the reasons were right), and the North to want to abolish slavery altogether. Eventually the North and South went from fighting together for a common cause to fighting on different sides of the same issue, slavery. Thus while Marc Egnal's "economically-based struggle" may have been part of the reason the South had the decision to secede, slavery was without a doubt the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War.
I believe that yes slavery was the main reason we had a civil war. But I wouldn't say it's the only reason. There were many problems that had occurred that led into the war. People in both the North and the South were both raciest and bigoted about African American's. Feeling that these people were less than human caused even more problems. When slaves were escaping the South by going through the North it only caused more problems. Slaves, racism, and laws not holding slaves in the "correct" place.
To an EXTENT, I agree that slavery was the key issue that caused sectional conflict leading to the much anticipated Civil War. I only agree to an extent because many other factors brought about the Civil War. The main argument: the North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South wanted to keep their almost perfected system in tact. I feel, aside from this key issue, that another contributor to the war was the difference in opinions over slavery. I feel that both sides got worked up because the other did not agree with them. Issues in government also contributed to the rising of the Civil War. If one section did not get their way in government, or if a law/"compromise" did not lean in their direction, that section would make a big deal of it and cause more problems than necessary. Sure, the issue behind it all was that of slavery, but the sectional conflict that lead to the Civil War was also a result of the competition over which section of the "United" States would rise above the other; which section would rule the nation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point that slavery was a key issue to an extent. There were many issues leading to the Civil War and those issues cannot be overlooked. I'm glad you made this point!
DeleteI agree with you that the government also contributed to the cause of the Civil War because they were always trying to pass laws and compromises that just put the issue of slavery off the wall for a while.
DeleteI really like your last statement about how " the civil war was also a result of the competition over which section of the 'United' states would rise above the other; which section would rule the nation". It would appear that the south was the weaker section that was trying to defend itself from the north who were trying to "rule the nation". The conflicts that were starting to occur between the two sections were laregely caused by the north.
DeleteI like how you bring up more points other than the slavery issue. The two sides had many conflicts and not all about slavery.
DeleteI agree with Baylee that there were many issues leading to the Civil War, however, weren't all these issues based on slavery?! Lincoln may have said the war was not based on slavery, but he was required to say that if he wanted to keep the Border States. Part of the reason the war went on so long is because close to the end Lncoln made the Emancipation Proclamation; in case you didn't know, it was to make all Southern slaves free. I don't think slavery was part of the Civil War to an EXTENT, it was the outright cause!
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DeleteI like how you believe that slavery was, to a certain extent, responsible for starting the Civil War, and how each side became mad over the fact that the other side wouldn't agree to the others beliefs and wants.
Slavery was a key part of the sectional feud between the North and the South. This is shown in many ways, for example, before the secession; there were many instances in politics when the North and South seemed to be at the verge of war. Each of these instances revolved around the slavery issue; why else would the government not politically address it? Their main reason for hiding this issue was because they knew the affects would bring violence greater than those they were already dealing with. Many common Southerners like Luther J. Glenn, insisted that the North’s only purpose was to abolish slavery and bring destruction to the South. Others, like Stephen F. Hale, truly believed that the North would rape their wives and slaughter their children only to degrade Southerners by making blacks equal. At least to the South, slavery was the key to secession and the beginning of the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of your statements about the cause of the civil war. I really like your statement about how the government was reluctant to make any sure statemets about slavery, because they feared viloence if the topic was ever approached. This is so true, expecially in the elections; candidates were very hesitant to make comments concerning slavery becuase it would mean that they would make enemies no matter what they said.
DeleteSlavery was, indeed, the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. Southerners were so dependent on the institution of slavery, and thus the threat against it was detrimental. To preserve slavery, the southerners searched for reasons to defend the institution and came up with some far-fetched ideas. Secessionists chose to fear “the looming specter of racial equality......the prospect of a race war......[and] racial amalgamation.” As the yes article states, William L. Harris, and many other southern whites, chose to believe that “our fathers made this government for the white man.” Other white southerners presented the fear that the push for abolishing slavery would “excite the slave to cut the throat of his master.” Finally, the southerners chose to fear the Republican push on “equality in the rights of matrimony [between races]” because they would be losing their ‘property and they [their] liberties, and finally the South’s greatest treasure the sacred purity of the [their] daughters.” All these positions they claimed, with a complete lack of sound reasoning, would emerge with the abolition of slavery. The North, obviously, believed differently. These crucial beliefs severed any want to compromise on any issue and thus the United States was pushed onward toward the bloody Civil War more so by the issue of slavery than by any other issue that arose between the North and the South.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the South did come up with some pretty far fetched ideas to try and keep slavery. The South was pretty pathetic at times when trying to defend themselves against the North.
DeleteI agree. They struggled a lot in that area. When defending themselves, they had good leaders but a very poor store of arguments. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteI like how you brought up the fact that, although at times it seemed that certain issues were not about slavery, all the issues revolved around slavery. I agree with your overall idea and thoughts about any possiblity of compromise being severed as well.
DeleteSlavery was definitely the key issue that caused the sectional conflict which led to the civil war. Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War because it had been around for so long that ever since it had arrived it was a problem. People were always fighting whether or not to have slavery or abolish it. Then a compromise would pass and that would settle things down for a while but then slavery would be brought back up and the whole fight would happen again. So the years leading up to the Civil War most of the conflicts between the North and the South was always about keeping or abolishing slavery. Since the North and the South could not agree on the issue of slavery it caused sectional crisis which is what started the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about the slavery issue always being fought over. The many different compromises just put off the problem until it overflowed and began the Civil War. The Americas should never have instituted slavery and the whole issue would have been avoided. That is pretty useless to comment now, hundreds of years later, but the idea would definitely have profited the Foudning Fathers in their day. Thanks!
DeleteI agree and like how you say that the North and South had many compromises, and that they were going back and forth between themselves.
DeleteI like how you brought up all the compromises that were made, and then subsequently broken.
DeleteSlavery was the key point for the sectional conflict in the Civil War. Although the economic troubles of both were also an issue, slavery was the main issue. With the Missouri Compromise broken, and slaves living above the Missouri’s Northern border, the Civil war was definitely going to be based on slavery, not anything else. The tensions about slavery had been building between North and South for decades. With such radical abolitionist attack, such as John Brown’s failed attack on Harper’s Ferry, and the very successful Underground Railroad, slavery was a major issue coming between the two sections of the U.S.
ReplyDeleteSlavery was the key issue in the sectional conflict leading up to the Civil War. Although economic and social differences differentiated the North and the South, slavery was the issue that agitated feelings between the two sides. Abolitionists aimed to destroy slavery abruptly, while the "fire eaters" in the South tried to expand slavery to other places (Central America). Books like "Uncle Tom's Cabin" turned public opinion in the North against slavery, making the South feel paranoid of their slaves escaping or being freed. The South's fears of its slavocracy being tore down led to many states later seceding from the Union.
ReplyDeleteI agree that slavery was a large factor attributing to the sectional feud that lead to the outburst of civil war. However, slavery was not the only key disagreement that caused the south to seceed, and the union and the confederacy to declare outright war. Other factors including, the "protective" tarrif, and northerners "superior morality", affected the souths decision to seceed. The south felt threatened by the north's growing population and power in government, therefore they felt it was nesessary to put up some kind of fight. Nevertheless, the issue of slavery was brought to the forefront in later years to justify the war, and to make the north appear as a hero for their valliant sacrifice in order to rid the country of human bondage. Although I agree that slavery was a terrible institution, and should have been abolished, I also beleive that it was not the sole cuase of the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteSlavery was a key issue in the sectional conflict between North and South. It was in the political debates and showed more as the literature began to turn northerners towards abolitionism of slavery. But, the so called "protective" tariffs over about three decades also contributed to the secession of the South and beginnings of the Civil War. Though the "straw that broke the camels back" was Lincoln getting into office it was bound to happen no matter the true presidency. Slavery was an issue during this as the Kansas-Nebraska Act put a large amount of pressure on the economy and politics as the North and South even split a shared political party. This act was used to get Kansas and Nebraska on the map and soon was used as an excuse for a person not able to run as a candidate for anything the parties were placing for. Slavery though again reared its head and showed that it would divide the U.S. as a whole and the confederacy would grow to be more prepared than the Unionists of the North during the time. The two sides having many extremists had a little more or less drive to win out the hideousness of slavery was to the country.
ReplyDeleteI believe that slavery was a main issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. There were other issues involved as well such as disagreements on government and other highly differentiated opinions. The radical abolitionists of the North were also a huge part of the slavery issue. People such as John Brown that fought for their cause, but acted more as instigators pushed the limits of patience of the Southerners. Heated debates is congress between compromisers and very stubborn people that were "dead set" on getting what they wanted contributed to the rising tension between the North and South as well. Slavery was the way of life in the South and they felt threatened by the Northern encroachment of abolition. The South depended on slavery and they were willing to fight for it. Opposing views in government on this issue were strong. The republican party, northern and for abolition, was opposed by the southern Democrats that were pro-slavery. One example of how intense things were between Northern politics and Southern politics is the caning of Mr. Sumner. Mr. Brooks, a southerner, beat Mr. Sumner, a northerner, with his cane for insulting the South. Brooks was viewed as a hero in the South after this incident. The North and the South were not "getting along" no matter what they tried. Opposing views on slavery are some of the main factors of the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree that slavery was the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War. In the years leading up to the war there was many conflicts and arguments. In the fifteenth edition of "Taking Sides" by Larry Madaras and James M. SoRelle, the 'No' author Marc Egnal pushes that the South tried to seceded from the nation because of an "economically-based struggle" between the North and South. However, that may have been part of the reason, this is not the MAIN issue leading to the civil war. Slavery was the topic of many, compromises that were broke and re-wrote into a new compromises over the years. As time went on and there were more and more reasons for the South to keep slavery (not that the reasons were right), and the North to want to abolish slavery altogether. Eventually the North and South went from fighting together for a common cause to fighting on different sides of the same issue, slavery. Thus while Marc Egnal's "economically-based struggle" may have been part of the reason the South had the decision to secede, slavery was without a doubt the key issue in the sectional conflict leading to the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteI believe that yes slavery was the main reason we had a civil war. But I wouldn't say it's the only reason. There were many problems that had occurred that led into the war. People in both the North and the South were both raciest and bigoted about African American's. Feeling that these people were less than human caused even more problems. When slaves were escaping the South by going through the North it only caused more problems. Slaves, racism, and laws not holding slaves in the "correct" place.
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