In the movie Amistaad John Quincy Adams say “let Civil War come – and may it be the last battle of the American Revolution”. Trace and discuss the genesis of the Civil War from the Revolution up until 1860. Be sure to include constitutional issues like the ending of slavery, slavery itself, the power of the states versus that of the federal government, perceived and real differences between the North and the South, industrialization, politics, expansionism, racism and anything else you think might be pertinent. Be sure to offer not only an historical analysis, but also your own interpretations as well.

According to popular view from the movie Amistad, the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery’s moral wrongdoing. Economic and political power over slavery were at the center of this conflict. State sovereignty was a prominent topic of debate at the time.

So that they could repeal federal laws that they didn’t like, including as legislation that restricted the South’s capacity to possess and transport slaves, the Southern states aimed to exert their influence over the federal government. Another factor was the growth of the country’s borders. As a result, only white employees in the western regions were allowed to work there, a policy opposed by both the South and the North.

Slavery’s expansion west of the Mississippi River was opposed by the newly formed Republican Party, which was growing in popularity. After Abraham Lincoln was elected President in the year 1860, the deal was done. He won without a single vote from the South, sending a clear message to the South that they had lost all of their influence.

Secession, a political decision that led directly to war, was the only alternative available to them because they felt excluded from the democratic system. Even though the North and the South had substantial political and cultural differences, slavery was the root cause of the American Civil War. There was a divide between the North and South because of slavery.

It served as a source of farm labor in the Deep South. Many people in the North believed slavery to be a morally repugnant practice. These individuals were dubbed “abolitionists”. They hoped that slavery would be abolished nationwide. During the American Civil War, the concept of states’ rights was not new.

Over time, there have been disagreements on how much power each state should have against how much power the federal government should have. southerners thought the federal government was abusing their authority and stealing from them in the name of the federal government Power migrated from the North to the South as the United States grew westward, with each new state joining the union.

States in the South began to worry that if they lost too much power, they would lose all of their privileges. The two factions fought for control of each new state. A move away from agriculture to industry was occurring in several northern states at this time, with the exception of a few.

Many individuals in the northern hemisphere lived and worked in bustling metropolises like New York, Philadelphia, or Boston. Conversely, the slave economy was still an important part of the economies of the southern states. It’s important to note that while slavery was abolished in the North, it continued to play a significant role in the South.

The first anti-slavery struggles were fought in Kansas. It wasn’t until the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 that Kansans were given the opportunity to decide whether or not their state should be a slave or free state. Hundreds of people from both sides gathered in the neighborhood.

They argued over it for a long time. Ultimately, the election of Abraham Lincoln as America’s 16th president proved a breaking point for the South. Among the early members of the Republican Party who opposed slavery was Abraham Lincoln. He was elected without being on the ballot in twelve southern states.

The southern states considered Lincoln as anti-slavery and anti-South. After Lincoln was elected, many southern states stated that they no longer wanted to be part of the United States. She and the others thought it was within their rights.

The Confederate States of America was formed when 11 states, starting with South Carolina, declared their independence from the United States. When the South refused to join the Union, Lincoln sent troops to force them back into the fold and the Civil War had begun.

From my perspective, the American Civil War was between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. This collection of 11 states that exited the union in 1860 and 1861. The civil war began majorly as a result of continuous disagreement over the slavery institution. The causes of the civil war included: states versus federal rights, the fight among slave and non-slave proponents by the state, the growth of the abolition movement, and the election of Abraham Lincoln.

The economic and political aspect of slavery was central to the conflict that led to the war. While North America fought to end slavery, the South Americans fought not based on ending slavery but on preserving the union. On April 9, 1865, the Confederate General presented a white flag, ending the civil war and slavery. The civil war had an enormous influence on both American society and its political history.