Compare And Contrast The Viewpoints Of The Civil War

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The Civil War was a turning point in American history. The viewpoints of the Northerners and Southerners about the civil war were very different. Even though both sides thought they were fighting for freedom, it was morally wrong. But these viewpoints are what lead to the civil war. In this essay I will be telling the differences and similarities between the two viewpoints of the North and South.

First of all, The Northerners and Southerners were fighting for completely different reasons. Northerners thought they were fighting to save the union. They believed that slavery was morally wrong and that it needed to be abolished.” The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal