Causes of the American Civil War

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faculty of woman for arts and Science and Education - Ain Shams University

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The American Civil War is one of the most important periods in American history, due to the different causes of it that gathered and crystallized together to explode in the form of a civil war that afflicted the American state, and historians differed in determining the main cause of this war, but they met on some The reasons that met with each other at different historical periods during the pre-war history to end with the declaration of the southern United States secession and then the declaration of war, so it was necessary to identify the reasons that led to the secession of the southern states from the Union, and these reasons can be identified in: - Economic difference Between north and south, the north is busy with business. While in the south, climatic conditions helped grow large farms.
Customs protection: With the development of industry and the emergence of major industrial centers and growing commercial centers, the North requested the federal government to adopt laws that would revitalize industry and trade , while the South rejected This will greatly affect his cotton export.
- The rights of the states: the states adhered to their rights guaranteed by the constitution, and for this they fought many conflicts that would end later with their declaration of secession.
Regional crises: From the date of its establishment until the civil war, the United States was exposed to many crises that threatened its disintegration and secession.
Presidential elections of 1860

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