It was clear that during Lincoln’s presidency, the American political system had failed. The South wanted to cede from the Union, and this was only one of the problems going on during this period of time. The division between the North and the South was extremely prominent; they were both passive enemies. The South wanted the right to own slaves and induce slavery, while the North thought slavery was immoral and unjust while referring to the Constitution for argumentative backup.
The South’s secession was prompted by the events leading to the finalization of their cede. The North had a completely different atmosphere from the South. The North was growing into an industrial community, and was continuing on expanding their industries. The South was having economic troubles in the production of their cotton and tobacco companies because of the North’s economic success. The South wanted to be their own individual government, which would be known as the Confederates. The South wanted to trade with other countries to help with their situation. The United States federal government, wanted to apply taxation to the South’s goods, which would harm their economic growth as a territory. If slavery was abolished, then it would be the end for the Southern economy.
The events that were most responsible for the seceding of the South, was
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The South has a huge issue with the States Rights. The South as well as other Western states, felt that they needed to have individualization with how they address and govern their people. They did not like how the federal government was controlling each and every state that existed in the Union. The federal government was treating every state as if it had the same geographical, economical, and agricultural similarities. The South wanted to govern and make decisions with realizing the circumstances of where and how they