Five major reasons for the Civil War Economic and social
differences between the North and South States vs. Federal Rights
The fight between slave and free states Growth of Abolition The
election of Abraham Lincoln
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Economic and Social Differences Basis of economy: agriculture
vs. industry
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Economic and Social Differences Differences between city and
country living Changing attitudes vs. stratified way of life North
impacted by more immigration South held to centuries old Plantation
System
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State vs. Federal Rights The state should decide whether it was
free or slave vs. the federal government should decide whether it
was free or slave Nullification Crisis and Andrew Jackson Obamacare
Stems from distrust of central British government prior to
Revolution
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The fight between slave and free states Fighting for power in
the Senate and the House led to violence Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850 Bleeding Kansas
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Growth of the Abolition Movement Harriet Beecher-Stow, Fredrick
Douglas More people became sensitive to the issue
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Growth of the Abolition Movement Stowe states that she did not
think about the slavery issue because it was too painful for her to
consider. What other things through history or your life have been
avoided because they are too difficult to deal with? Why do we
avoid difficult issues? Is that the most efficient way to handle
things? Are the compromises already mentioned evidence of similar
thinking?
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Election of Abraham Lincoln Lincoln was clearly anti-slavery
States seceded before he even took office
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What divisive issues are the in the United States today? How
can they be solved? Can they be resolved? Is another Civil War
possible?
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What is the biggest social injustice in the world today? Voting
rights? Gay rights? Womens rights? Poverty? Healthcare? Education?
Terrorism? Religious violence?
