Why The Civil War Was Unavoidable

Part I of Essay
By taking a look at sectional differences between the North and South of the United States, the Civil War could not have been prevented. The United States started off by trying to settle their differences through compromises. In the beginning of the 1960's, however, diff ....

Part II of Essay
.... This sectional difference really set the pathway for war because the southern states soon would want to secede and seceding was a major cause of the war. Another area that caused differences between the North and South parts of the United States was the taxes being put on the imported goods coming in. When the tariff bill was passed, it hurt the South because it increased the prices on all of the imports coming in from Europe. The North wanted the South to buy things from them and not Europe, this angered the South causing yet another maj ....