USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states’ rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -What were the four main causes of the Civil War? The biggest cause of the Civil War was the humanitarian and economic issue of slavery. However, the four biggest factors of causation were slavery, states vs federal rights, economics, and the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

Detailed explanation-3: -While slavery was the single most important cause of the war, other issues divided the North and South. These can be placed into three categories: Cultural, Economic, and Political. While Cultural differences between the North and South also caused conflict and added to sectional differences.