Causes and effects of the amer
Causes and effects of the amerCauses and Effects of the American Civil War
Introduction-
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when General Pierre Beauregard opened fire with 50 cannons on Fort Sumter. This marked the beginning of one of the longest and bloodiest wars in American history. It was also the only war that took place fully on American soil. The entire war lasted four years and claimed over 620,000 American lives with many more injured.
Causes-
Many people attribute the cause of this war to the abolishment of slavery and although that was one of the major catalysts in starting the war it was not the main cause behind the war starting. The main cause to the war starting was tat the south was �sick and tired� of the federal government meddling with the governing of individual states. The states thought that the government �meddled� too much in the affairs of individual states. The abolishment of slavery was just the excuse the south was looking for to secede from the union and form its own government placing the majority of the governing power in the states and not in a central government. An excellent metaphor for the cause of the war, which I found on the net, is to say that the causes were like a �Wagon Wheel.� The central hub of the problem being the problem of states rights. This was the central cause behind the war. The spokes of the wheel being either real or...
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