The Reasons Why The South Went To War

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the North. The Compromise also went with the South when it included
stricter fugitive slave laws and New Mexico and Utah were created without
slave restrictions. A book called, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was also published
at this time emphasising the evils of slavery. This added tension between
the North and the South. The compromises seemed to have settled the issue
of slavery but it was just putting back the problem. The North and the
South were far from settling the slave issue.
Another reason that caused the South to go to war was the
difference in economic policies. The North was expanding more in the
commercial and industrial side while the South was reliant on agriculture.
Cities and factories had developed in the North and in the South, it was
still staple-producing and agrarian. The North's industry was beginning to
dominate it's economy while the South was still mainly based on agriculture.
The South only produced manufactured goods for consumption and the ...

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