The Civil war, which lasted from 1861 to 1877, was mainly caused by the difference in societies between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the main ones were political and economic differences between the two sides.
The North’s aggression to control the south had led to the point where it was intolerable. The issue on slavery was one of the causes of the war. Slavery and slave trade had become a big part of the South’s economy. The slaves were needed to work on the plantations that helped the South’s economy. The slaves were needed to work on plantations that helped the South prosper. During the 19th century, the North worked hard on abolishing slavery that they thought was a disgrace to the Union. Compromises were proposed on working t
The taxes and tariffs were unfair to the people of the South. The Tariff act of 1832 put high import fees on all European goods to protect the Northern industries. The South’s reaction to the act was a threat to leave the union. Railroads were also built to bond the Northern states. This made transportation easier in the north then the south because the south still had to trade by sea. The North also had an advantage in politics. The North was more populated than the South and the South only counted slaves, which was a big part of their population, as 3/5 of a person. Since the House of Representatives was based on population, the increasing population in the North gave them a big majority over the South.
There were good and bad reasons that the South entered the war. The North went over the line trying to take over their state rights and over taxing.