important event in American History. The Civil War was, at the very least, one of the

most controversial periods in American history. Because of this, there are many theories

that explain the cause. Most conventional theories attribute the causes of this conflict

were rooted in economic, social, political and geographic differences. There are strong

arguments for each of these theories as well as, strong arguments against each of these.

Tensions over the institution of slavery had been building for decades, and every time a

new state in the West was added, there was a furious debate over whether or not slavery

would be permitted in it. The best opportunity to resolve the actual cause is to explore

each argument together and determine how the war came to be.

The issue of slavery is significant and affected many other aspects of American life,

specifically the culture of the South. While America modernized in the mid nineteenth

century “the slave states remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.” This

agricultural society left the South with a stronger reliability on the institution of s

decision brought slavery to the attention of the nation and was a step towards slavery’s

free labor, modern inventions, and a work ethic that was based on economic stature. The

allowed the Utah and New Mexico territories to be “received into the Union, with or

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