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Some Major Causes of the Civil War
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Sectionalism: The growing differences between the North and the South
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States rights: The belief that states had certain rights….even above the national government!
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Slavery: The South depended on slavery as their way of life. Many northerners were “abolitionists” and wanted to abolish, or do away with, slavery
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The book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin: This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe caused great controversy about the condition of slavery!
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Dred Scott v. Sanford: The Supreme Court stated in this decision that slaves were property and had no rights as citizens!
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Election of Abraham Lincoln: This was the “final straw” for the Southerners. Lincoln was a Republican and southerners felt he was going to do away with slavery!
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Secession: After Lincoln’s election, the southern states began to secede, or remove themselves, from the union.
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