As a result, ideals and values differed immensely. The North was supported by the Republican Party, formerly the Whigs, while the South remained the Democratic Party. Both parties clashed heads regularly on the issue of slavery, with each political decision drawing the nation closer to a war. The North had the torch, trying to lead the nation through a dark path of unknowns. Influenced by a strong religious presence, and an industrialized urban environment, the North loudly disagreed with the laws and beliefs concerning slavery. These disagreements and influences were prevalent in every issue debated in Congress, which finally culminated in the Civil War.

The North stood by their religious and moral beliefs. The South was too entrenched in a slavery-based industry, culturally and economically, to accept the realities of slavery. The differences between the North and South would prove to be too great. The North was dependent upon a central government, modern transportation, complex trading, and financial interests, imposing high tariffs as the only federal income. The South depended much less on the federal government, felt no need to strengthen it, and opposed high tariffs. These social, economic, and political differences gradually drove the two sections apart. Political leaders were forced to pick a side. Social environments segregated and violent breakouts. The country was in an enduring debate, led by a topic that had no virtue. How would a culture benefit from such a movement? During a time of such religious reliance, nobility, dignity, and honor would compensate the material benefits, though there was a lingering claim of prosperity that Lincoln believed emancipation would eventually bring. The South seceded from the Union after Lincoln’s election to Presidency, initiating a crisis that freed African Americans from the shackles of slavery. A crisis that is considered one of the most virulent episodes in our nations history…the North against the South…The Union against the Confederacy…The Civil War.

There are four major events that led to the Civil War. In a stream of events, the two different belief systems turned from violent to bloody. The first was the Missouri Compromise. In 1818, Missouri sought admission into the Union with the right to allow slavery. After two years of heated debate, the Senate “compromised” and admitted Miss

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