What were the causes of the War between the States in 1861? Also develop a response as to which side you think was more to blame in creating the conflict and defend that position with evidence.

War Between the States : South states versus Northern states

Introduction and quick preview of the war

The American war between the states , popularly known as the great American civil war was a historic war that started on 12th February in 1861when Fort Sumter in Southern Carolina were attacked by the confederate army led by their general , Beauguard and the president of the confederate states of America that were rooting for secession from the Federal government , Jefferson Davis (Fellman , 2007 ,

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The war basically started just after the republican victory in the

1860 election with Abraham Lincoln being elected as the president of the Union government and his swearing , in early March 1861 . Political temperatures had been heightened during the election campaign period with both the south and the North campaigning on platforms with Lincolns campaign centralizing on probable emancipation of the slaves in America and was categorical on not allowing slavery to extend beyond the states that it existed . While the opposing side fought for the maintenance of the status quo , hence the basis of the war that eventually ended with the surrender of the Confederate army in 26th May 1865 ,resulting to the death of approximately 620 ,000 people and property worth 5billion being destroyed , and at the same time freeing around 4 million black slaves (Fellman , 2007 ,

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Causes of the war between the states /the American civil war

The 1861 War Between the States was as a result of many deep rooted concerns...