The Golden Civil War in America could be argued to have many reasons for its occurrence. For
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one reason could be slavery. Some people believe that slavery was the main cause for the war. In some since you could say that would be correct. I believe that most of all the main reason for the war was about power. During the time frame of America before 1861 there had been a severe case of slavery. This slavery had controlled most of the land owners in a way that some didn't approve of. This approval was probably for the better of the country. First thing that could be noticed about control "was a blockade of the extensive southern coastline" (WebCT) that the Union imposed on the South. This seems to be a factor that benefited the Union armies by cutting off British supplies. Once the supplies are cut off for the southern armies they will start losing reason to even keep going on if they cannot be supplied with food and goods. The best part about the limiting of meals and supplies to the armies was the viewer's that the battles would attract. "Many citizens came with picnic lunches to view the "entertainment" (WebCT). It was funny that people would think of the battle fronts of theaters as if it was a childish game of some sort. It was if it was grown men playing a real life board game. As if these men of great power such as Abraham Lincoln had no care about who was dying but only care for himself and the land that he wishes to obtain. This again refers back to the narrow-mindedness of the Union soldiers more than the Southerners. Although was it thought that if the southerners had more of a planed strategy in military tactics then they might have come out on top in the war and slavery could still be present this day.
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In thought I do not believe that slavery would last up till about the 1900's. Nor do I think that slave owners would not start to turning towards tractors and machinery since the industrial revolution is coming. But to their ignorance, they did not know of the industrial revolution coming and staying. All they new were a few good inventions that might have helped them out in manufacturing their crops. Still the southerners did not have too much of a problem with the northerners. The real problem was similar to bullying that goes on in elementary school. Again I state that the war seems a bit childish and bad-mannered on the Union's part. But I can't think that it is a one sided battle, but I still it's not a fifty-fifty battle. After reading some of the articles that lead up to the war it still doesn't seem clear on what the true cause of this war had been. Some cases try to show that slavery was the cause and some kind of show the bullying side of things. Personally I would go for that of the power and control. It seems as if the Union was trying to catch the Confederates off guard. Which in most cases would be a good strategy, but in this it seemed a little unfair. So if there is a true reason, what ever it is, it's out there in a book, in an article, of some sort that tells why Lincoln and the men of the Union decided to trample upon the Southern States.