The American Civil War

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The paper discusses the issue of slavery in the southern states that is considered to be the central issue that eventually led to the Civil War. The paper also looks at the ever-increasing power of the US federal government over the individual states and the fundamental differences between the bases of the Northern and Southern economies and ways of life as causes of the Civil War. The paper examines the effects of the war and notes that resolution of the social issues triggered by American slavery were only partially resolved by the Civil War.

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Introduction
Slavery as a Cause of The American Civil War
Federalism and Foreign Tariffs as a Cause of the American Civil War
The Western Territories
The Effects of the American Civil War

From the Paper:

"The American Civil War marked a pivotal point in the history of the young nation, forever changing it in myriad ways. It included thousands of brutal battles fought mainly in the Southern states and all but ruining several for years afterwards. It brought unparalleled devastation to the south from which it required a generation or more to recover.
"Generally, the issue of slavery in the southern states is considered to be the central issue that eventually led to war, but there were at least two other issues that contributed greatly to the antagonism of the southern states; namely, the ever-increasing power of the federal government over the individual states, and the fundamental differences between the bases of the Northern and Southern economies and ways of life."

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