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The huge success of the cotton trade (based on slave-labour), which had surpassed 50% of the exports of the USA.
It meant that the cotton-growing Southern states were looking rich enough to break away and form a separate nation.
To prevent this, Congress had to try to appease the South with a series of compromises about the new Western territories - over whether they would be admitted to the USA as slave-states or free soil.
When Congress agreed to Southern demands that fugitive slaves should be hunted down and returned to their owners, this raised the debate to a new pitch of intensity, and the final attempted compromise satisfied neither side.
The war was on.
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Did slavery ended after the Civil War in America?
Yes, that was largely the reason for the war
What reason do the Confederates give for the reason for the Civil war?
Northern aggression - attacking the Confederate States of America.
Did the union win in the Civil War?
Yes the union did win the American Civil War. This is the reason we only have one America.
What was not a reason for the US Civil War?
A reason that is NOT for the Civil War is to get more land.
When was America's Civil War created?
America's Civil War was created in 1988.
What war was fought in America?
The Civil war.
Are there plans for another Civil War?
No, there are no plans in America for a civil war, nor is there any need to have a civil war.
Who were the us enemy in Civil War?
The United States of America fought the Confederate States of America in the Civil war.
When is captain America civil war coming out?
Captain America Civil War comes out May 6th of 2016.
How did they lose a colony in America?
The reason why hey lost a colony in America was because of the American Civil War (1861-1865), then England had a war with America and the war ended on the 4th of July, and that is here we get Independence Day from. Independence day is also a film.
What was the northerners reason for war in the Civil War?
my mom
Who is responsible for the Civil War?
No one person is responsible for the Civil War. Although the reason why the Civil War started was because of slavery.
