How Did Slavery Cause The Civil War

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(Guelzo) Slavery was considered the central cause of the civil war, however, not all fought for that reason. (Guelzo) The Confederacy formed not from just the problems with slavery but many other differences. (McAherson) The South had a problem with the strong central government and (Guelzo) promoted states rights. (Guelzo) However, the North was the opposite; they supported the strong central government. While the South supported slavery and needed it for their economy; the North did not need slaves. (Guelzo) Instead they hired immigrant workers for a salary and found it cheaper, the North went with this option due to the crops they farmed. (Civil War) The element of Slavery was not simply the cause of this bloody war, the war was the cause