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toybux,

Serious question. What were the main reasons for the American civil war?

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In summary, it was a distribution of power issue combined with an economic issue. The Southern states were upset with the feeling of the Northern states trying to impose their viewpoint (on slavery in particular) on the south via the federal government. The North's industrial economy was much less dependent on slavery than the south's economy, so the push for abolition was largely concentrated in the north. The south's view on the role of the central government was different (thus their belief in the right of secession) The North is portrayed as fighting to free the slaves, and the South is portrayed as fighting to keep their slaves. In reality, the south was fighting for states' rights and the north was fighting to preserves the power of the federal government and the unified US.

Reading my post, this is a weak summary, but if you check Wiki or a college history textbook you should be able to get a better summary. Slavery was the central issue in a greater conflict about the role of government in the US.

Edit: Wolf, where is your avatar from? That looks really familiar but I can't quite place it.