Was the American Civil War inevitable and/or unavoidable?

WAS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE AND /OR UNAVOIDABLE

Some events in history rarely offer simple explanation . The American Civil War is not an exception . Every American may agree that the fall of Fort Sumter fired up the war , however , reasons on why it occurred is up for a debate . Why did the North and the South go to war ? Was the Civil War inevitable or could it have been avoided

The debate on the cause of the Civil War or the possibility that it could even be prevented has had been an

issue among historians and Americans alike . Some argue that the Northern aggression is to blame others impugn the Southern secession . Then again , the question of slavery has always been up front when it comes to discussing the cause of the war . In fact , during Abraham Lincoln 's second inaugural address four year after the war , the president expressed that slavery was somehow the cause of the war . Although Lincoln was quick to acknowledge the effect of slavery on the impending war , the addition of the term somehow ' placed his belief that it was only of the few contributors and not the main root that divided the nation . However , the emphasis has been made and throughout the years and perhaps even during the actual war , slavery has been tagged as the principal cause of the American Civil War

As it turned out , the growing tension of slavery and its effect and the resulting secession was brought up a...