Cause Of Civil War Essay

2154 Words9 Pages
USMatthew Caldwell Mr. Hoffman US- History Causes of Civil War Causes of the Civil War One of the most popular well known about events in American history is the Civil War. Millions upon millions of people know about the War, but what the majority of theses people forget about are the events in American politics that led up to this drastic event. Before the Actual first shot of the war the dispute around slavery had been going on for years and years, first showing up in politics in the late 1840’s and turning to bloodshed for the first time in Kansas of 1854. The events in politics and history proceeding the Civil War make it evident that this war between the mighty Union Army and Rebel Confederates was in fact inevitable, based…show more content…
The story is clearly written from a northerners view showing the harsh cruelties of slavery and how it hurts many African Americans, breaking them and their families part one by one. The people of the north were pleased with the book and called it the best of the year. But meanwhile the members of the south though differently, “UTC is the worst piece of ENDLESS misrepresentation that I have ever read” said southerner Margret Johnson.. Once again these contradicting point of views are unhealthy for the unity of America. It has become obvious that a country can not survive on ideas and opinions that split the country in half . Uncle Toms Cabin is just another example of how the contrasting ideas of the north and south will eventually lead to a much greater problem that will unravel the so called “United”…show more content…
"Secession Crisis." United States American History. Web. 02 Jan. 2012. Buchanan, James. "Secession Crisis." United States American History. Web. 02 Jan. 2012. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h229.html>. The Civil War has been read about for hundred of years and studied by many people. But, not many have taken the time to look in depth at the political events prior it. In doing so, one would recognize the immense hatred and animosity that was built up for over 20 years. The events show how slowly but surly each side was separating its self from the other. Thus making it inevitable based upon the actions of others that this civil war was going to take place among the most famous events ever in the history of
Open Document