There were many conflicts, reasons, and struggles that brought about the American Civil War, but there is no question that one of the hottest, most debated issues at that time was the issue of slavery. Should it be abolished? Should it be tolerated? Was it a state issue, or a federal one? Many quest...

Slavery in the United States began in 1619 when slaves were imported from Africa to Jamestown, Virginia. The reason for importing black slaves from Africa was because, in some places, having Indians as slaves was illegal, but mostly because it was more difficult for the African slaves torun away. On...

The Abolitionist Movement During the thirty years that preceded the Civil War, abolitionism was a major factor in electoral politics. Abolitionism refers to antislavery activism between the early 1830s, when William Lloyd Garrison began publishing The Liberator, and the Civil War. By the year 1834,...

SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIESIt has been said that the institution of slavery caused The Civil War. In the years leading up to America's bloodiest war, the new territories the United States acquired began to get enough citizens so that they may become states. The question that ripped Congress and thi...

In the nineteenth century, supporters of slavery in used legal, religious, and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery. Southern plantation owners depended heavily on slavery. Cotton, their main export, required tedious slave labor. Thus, southern supporters of slavery employed whate...

The end of the war brought a spirit of hope to the people in the country. The state of Maryland responded with new projects and reform throughout the state. Along with the political and social reforms came reform in agriculture, one of Maryland\'s main economic resources. However, agriculture is cl...

No issue, of course, raises deeper questions about the founders' commitment to liberty and self-government than slavery. Critics of the Founding Fathers ask how can we take seriously anything said by Jefferson, Madison, and their contemporaries on the subject of liberty and democracy when these men ...

The political push toward slave emancipation was not universally popular, even in the North. Fears abounded related to whether the new states and territories admitted to the union would favor free or slave-owning business interests. Moreover, the degrees to which Northerners and Republicans opposed ...

National Debate over SlaveryThe National Debate over Slavery in 17 -1860 was important. Events from the cotton gin, to the Dred Scott case all played an important roll in slavery and history. Here are a couple more.In June 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It was a statement of reaso...

Tyranny in the land of the "free" Friends, countrymen, lend me your ears! There is a travesty occurring at this very moment as we speak! What is the name of this disastrous deed? Slavery. People of African descent are being treated as if not human, brutally punished, being...

Frederick Douglass Personal freedom and liberty sets the United States apart from the rest of the world. The fact that slavery existed in a country that included the following words in its initial document declaring it's independence from tyranny, "We hold these truths to be self evident, ...

Like so many other slaves of his time, Frederick Douglass faced the cruel hardships of being born into a life of bondage. However, he obtained the greatness of freedom that many slaves could only dream of. As a result, we have the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which sheds light on ...

The constitutional issues that pushed the civil war to happen were because of a big population growth; it caused many problems. Various sections of the country were divided by different economies and different ways of life. This gave rise to serious differences of opinion about the proper role of t...

No issue dominates the history of early eighteenth and nineteenth century America like the problem of slavery. It is amazing that even today, over 130 years after the Civil War started, there is still passionate debate regarding the \"cause\" of the Civil War. The curious thing is that although slav...

The Civil War began in 1861 with the conflict at Fort Sumter, South Carolina and ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in 1865. However, the sectional conflict between the North and the South began long before the war. Many people believe the main c...

Tensions in 1852-60 That Led to the Civil War The conflicts in the United States during the 1850's were numerous and brought the nation closer to civil war each day. These conflicts were mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had diffe...

The 13th Amendment The 13th amendment was one of the most influential amendments to have ever been passed in our country. The passing of this amendment meant an ending to slavery and with that, an ending to an entire way of life. The Southern States that seceded from the union were forced to ...

The Dred Scott decision of 1865 had many implications on the status of free blacks in the United States, along with the concept of popular sovereignty, and the future of slavery in America. Dred Scott was a slave who moved in with his master to the free state of Illinois. He claimed that residen...

Pre- Civil War From 1861 to 1865 our nation faced a national crisis. The American Civil War devastated the nation, and tried to put an end to the many disputes that trouble the United States of America. The Civil War had many different causes, but three of those stand out ab...

Frederick Douglas Views on Slavery Slavery was a negative thing for the whole of American society; Men, women, and families alike. No one person or sex was worse off than the other. Slavery was a horrible monstrosity for mankind. What I am about to tell you was found in the personal narrative...

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men by Eric Foner was first published in 1970, and it discusses how the ideology of the Republican Party shaped the outcome of the Civil War. America faced a crisis in which it had two paths it could take, would it become a country of free men or slavery? Eric Foner in Fr...

Was the Civil War un-avoidable? Was there another solution, or was it inevitable? These questions have one definite answer. The answer is "Inevitable". What were the causes of the Civil War? Most people think of slaver when that war is mentioned. Even centuries later, we still debate the...

Taking Sides: Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War The cause of the Civil War has long been debated. Many historians believe the cause to be psychological, economic, political or social. As they argue over these elements, many arguments rise from one sole issue. This core issue is slavery. Slave...

The two of the problems that caused the Civil War were secession and slavery which Abraham Lincoln eventually started to send soldiers and started the civil war. Even though there were still many problems left after the war, the Federal government came up with a number of solutions to them. Due to ...

Slavery was perhaps one of the most appalling tragedies in the history of the United States of America. To tell the people of the terrible facts, runaway slaves wrote their accounts of slavery down on paper and published it for the nation to read. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs were just two ...