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Slavery as a cause of the Civil War
Every epic battle and war story is like a fairy tale. It has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is always a point in the story where a climax is reached, and it is the events that lead up to the eventful climax that matters. The American civil war began in 1861, and it continued on until 1865. The gory details and battle tactics isn't recommended for the squeamish, so in their cases, I advise brushing up on the causes of the civil war. There are many factors that influenced the initiation of the war between The United States of America, also referred to as the Union, and the southern slave states. The union was composed of twenty-three Republican states that opposed the expansion of slavery. The tension between anti and proslavery groups grew, and as stated in document A by John C. Calhoun, "Â…the subject of slavery would, if not prevented by some timely and effective measure, end in disunion." The southern slave......
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