Civil War DBQ

“North and South both feared that the other would overpower it in Congress. The balance between slave and free states had to be maintained.” The conflict between the North and the South was named the Civil war, the civil war started April 12, 1861 in the United States. This all started when the government tried to compromise and please both sides because the more compromises that were made the more fights the sides had. In addition, the south seceded from the union. The Civil War was caused by many different ideas and conflicts. There were many causes of the Civil War in the United States. The Civil War was caused by sectional differences between the North and the South, the failure of the government to compromise, and succession of the Southern

They go back and forth because either the North or the South has something the other needs. According to Document B, it states that for industrial workers the North has $1,300,000 and the South has $110,000. This is the comparison of industries. The yearly value of manufactured goods for the North is $1,500,000,000 and for the South it's $155,000,000. This tax on imports is impacting the South more than the North. According to Document A, the railroads in 1860 are in the North and there are very few in the south because in Document B, it states that the Railroad Mileage in the North is 22,000 and the South is 9,000. This confirms Document A. Sectional differences caused them to fight out more, and rely on each other. It also made the economy of railroads, manufactured goods, and utilities. The government was falling to compromise because they were trying to please both the North and South, but the more compromises he made the more fights broke

Congress couldn't control the balance so they stopped compromising and that's why the North and the South had so many fights. According to Document K, “himself of the House of Representatives, burst into the Senate chambers and beat Sumner with a cane.” Congress is out of control and they cant compromise and if they cant violence and slavery start. The quote proves that they are showing violence because they can't compromise, so violence is the only answer. According to Document M, it states that “but I do expect it will cease to be divided.” We can not go on like this because the house is divided by itself and the government can compromise the half slave half free compromise. We will either be all slavery or all free. Sectional differences caused issues because the government failed to compromise to both sides, so the North and the South wanted the same terms. Succession was to leave the union and the number of people sharing specific things, in this case it was the withdrawal of the