Civil War: Tension Between The Northern And Southern States

In the mind 19th century the United States of America encountered one of the deadliest wars to have ever been fought, known as the American Civil War. The Civil War was ignited after Abraham Lincoln became president of the United States in 1860. Although, slavery was credited to be the main reason behind the civil war, however cultural and political difference also contributed to the creation of the war. Tension had arose between northern and southern states on the topics; western expansion, state’s rights, and most importantly slavery.

To many Americans in the 19th century, the western expansion resulted in myriad of controversies. The north and south regions began to divide further apart as a result of the expansion of slavery in the western

territories. For example, “Supporters of slavery saw an opportunity to create more slave States, while opponents remained determined that slavery should not spread (Division).” The north’s biggest fear was that slavery would remain popular due to the expansion. The south feared that due to the expansion they’d lose power, therefore lose their civil rights. Especially, when the topic was encountered by the congressional debates. The north and the south were promised by the federal government that their issues will be resolved by numerous of compromises. The compromises were viewed as propitious to help the United States avoid the civil war. However, the compromises were viewed as one-sided, favoring

the southern states. The north were angered by the federal government favoring the southern states. Therefore, resulting in a greater gap between the northern and southern states. Ultimately, guiding the United States further into the development of the American Civil War.
The Southern and Northern regions views on political beliefs and cultures began to differentiate from one-another resulting in tension between the two states.

The south remained with conservative mindset, while the north became more industrialized and open minded. The south strived to stick to the traditional way of life instead of evolving with northern states. The south highly depended on slave labor, and strongly opposed to the idea of change. For example, “ The South, with its plantation economy, had come to rely on enslaved labor force. The North, with its diversified industries, was less dependent on slavery (Division).” The South's farming industry highly depended of slave labor, therefore the south refused to any possible change. African American slaves were extremely cheap labor. The north became angered by the south views, therefore increasing tension between the two regions. The Southern states continued to treat African Americans as property and objects. African Americans horribly mistreated by Southerners. These events lead to the protest and resistance of the Northern regions. A famous African American civil rights activist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, published a novel displaying the horrors behind slavery in the south. The novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, effectively contributed to the protest of slavery, however the popularity of the truthful novel angered the southern states. Ultimately contributing to the outbreak of the long-lasting American Civil

War.
The State’s rights were also a significant problem contributing to the American Civil War.
The United States was encountered with arguments about how much power the state should withhold.and the federal government.

The North strongly agreed with the contribution of the government in affairs. However, the Southern states felt bitter towards the Federal government's involvement. The South believed that their rights were being taken away from them. The State rights symbolized the Southern states opposition to the Federal government's laws against segregation and racial discrimination. The South were extremely racist and refused to the idea of possible change. The South’s everyday life depended on slavery. Therefore, when the federal government created laws to stop racial discrimination, the South felt as if their rights were being taken away from them. Another States contribution was the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. For example,” In the year 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America. Lincoln was a proud republican that felt strongly against slavery in the United States. Abraham Lincoln was recognized to be an anti-slavery member (Staff).” This infuriated the South region. The South felt bitter towards Lincoln's election making the President of the United States. The South felt that Abraham was against them and that he did not care about their potential needs. Ultimately, the Federal government angered the South and contributed to the American Civil

War.
The Civil War was a 4 year war based on political and cultural differences of the North and the South states. The war was the created by the differentiated views of the Southern and Northern states on western expansion, State’s rights, and most importantly slavery. Ultimately, the Civil war contributed to the creation of the 13th amendment. The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States of America.