... casualties. Like I previously mentioned, there was many reasons why the civil war started. Its causes can be traced back to tensions that formed early in the nation's history. One of the main reasons the Civil War happened was because of the economic and social differences between the North and ... the two set up a major difference in economic attitudes. The South was based on the plantation system while the North was focused on city life. This change in the North meant that society evolved as people of different cultures and classes had to work together. On the other hand ... of the time...

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