Slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War. It may not be completely responsible, nevertheless most of the other reasons the Civil War broke out were caused by the disagreements on slavery. For instance, the Confederacy breaking away from the Union may be a big part, if not entirely the reason the Civil War happened, but this was mostly a result of the South and North holding entirely different opinions on the topic of slavery. Overall, slavery caused a chain reaction that led to one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the United States. However, even now, there was almost nothing that could have prevented the war from happening, making the Civil War a necessary, blood soaked, chain of events forever engraved in our nation’s history. …show more content…
This meant the army constantly was trying to please the civilians by presenting wins and rallying the public to try and get them to help along the war. Lincoln needed public support to be elected, so in this way each side was competing to receive more positive attention. After all, many people had yet to decide to where they stood and most would end up just going to the side that looked like it was winning. With the wins of battles jumping from Union and Confederacy we can conclude that most people considered “the public” had views over the war that were constantly …show more content…
Some of the most well known abolitionists include the following. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in the height of this ordeal. He cannot be blamed for the war itself, as at the point he was elected war was inevitable, but he did make some terrible mistakes throughout his time in the White House. One of the few females given any publicity was Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This book was about a slave who was treated terribly by his owner and sparked anger in many. This gave fuel to the abolitionist movement. Robert Gould Shaw was in charge of the first all-black unit for the