Causes+of+the+Civil+War

There were many causes of the Civil War. Most people only remember that it was about the slavery issue. This was not the case.

//1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South.// Southern economy became a one crop economy after the invention of the cotton gin. Northern economy moved to industry rather than agriculture. Life in the North was focused on the cities. Immigrants tended to stay in the larger cities in the North rather than the smaller towns in the South. This forced a blending of people and cultures in the North as people began to work together. //2. States versus federal rights.// //3. Fighting between the slave and non-slave state proponents.// New territories opened up the question of whether or not these new areas were to become slave or free states. Several compromises were discussed and many were made over the course of the first part of the 1800's. Among them were the Missouri Compromise (no slave states in former Louisana Purchase from 36 drgress, 30 minutes north), Wilmot Proviso (proposed slavery ban in all new territories - did not pass), //4. Growth of the Abolition Movement. 5. Election of Abraham Lincoln.//
 * Among the many reasons for the Civil War:**