The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 through July 3, 1863,
             marked a turning point in the Civil War. This is the most famous and
             important Civil War Battle that occurred, around the small market town
             of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Most importantly Gettysburg was the
             clash between the two major American Cultures of there time: the
             North and the South. The causes of the Civil War and the Battle of
             Gettysburg, one must understand the differences between these two
             cultures. The Confederacy (the South) had an agricultural economy
             producing tobacco, sugar, and cotton, were found to thrive in the
             South. With many large plantations owned by a few very wealthy rich
             white males. These owners lived off the labor of sharecroppers and
             slaves, charging high dues for the use of their land. "The Southern or
             Confederate Army was made up of a group of white males fighting for
             their independence from federal northern." (McPheron, 33)
             The cooler climate and rocky soil in the North were not suitable for
             establishing plantations or large farms. The Northern States,
             dedicated to a more modern way of life and to end slavery. The Union
             (the North) economy was based on manufacturing, and even the
             minorities in the North were better off than those in the South most of
             the time. As a result, the North's economy came to depend more on
             trade than on agriculture. "Such an economy favored the growth of
             cities, though most Northerners still live in rural areas." (McPheron
             43) The Northern politicians wanted tariffs, and a large army. The
             Southern plantation owners wanted the exact opposite. The
             Southerners enjoyed a prosperous agricultural based on slave labor and
             wished to keep their old way of life.
             The South was fighting against the government that they thought was
             treating them unfairly. They believed the Federal Government was
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