General+Issues

 __General Issues of The Civil War__


Leading up to the war:  During the war:  After the war: 
 * A secession crisis almost took place when South Carolina passed the Ordinance of Nullification in November 1832, refused to collect a tariff on imported goods from the North and threatened to withdraw from the Union.
 * Feuds and fights in political arenas were common. From 1837 until 1861, eight men became president, but no man served more than a single term in office.
 * The "Panic of 1857" had a wide effect on the North. Many warehouses began to pile up with unsold merchandise forcing across-the-board layoffs.
 * For the West in the "Panic of 1857," over-expansion of the railroads caused many to collapse, taking with them tens of thousands of land speculators. This hurt both the North and the South.
 * At the end of the "Panic of 1857," the North was severly effected by it while it barely hurt the South at all.
 * Slavery was thought of as the main reason for the American Civil War.
 * A major issue caused by the American Civil War was the lack of goods going between the North and South due to the way the railroads ran.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many men went into battle, causing little production and money coming in for their families back home.
 * Much fighting took place away from the battle field in cities. Riots often took place causing much property damage, injury, and even death.
 * There was a shortage of goods for cities and towns due to the demand for goods for troops.
 * In the end, the North won the war, but this didn't end slavery everywhere right away.
 * The economy for both sides, for the most part, remained the same, with the North remaining industrial and the South remaining agricultural.
 * The South strongly supported the Democratic Party while the North favored the Republicans.
 * It took both sides many years to rebuild and recover from losses caused by the war.

Information sources: [|www.soldierstudies.org] (Picture) http://ngeorgia.com/history/why.html (Info) http://blueandgraytrail.com/features/northerncauses.html (Info)