Since its colonization, America seemed to be a strong supporter of slavery. By the early 19th century, it became clear that Southern states, economically dependent on agricultural trade and the "cotton king," continued to work African slaves while Northern states turned the other cheek. Over time, Northern citizens and Southern citizens of a once unified country came into conflict in many different ways. The three main causes (the violation of civil liberties, the violation of states' rights, and the economic and moral problems of slavery) made the conflict between the South and the North impossible to resolve, resulting in the inevitable civil war. War was inevitable because Southern citizens felt they were losing their say in the national government. During this period, the North's birth rate as well as its economy grew at impressive rates, far beyond those of the South. It soon became apparent to some people in the South that they were losing influence in government. This problem only got worse when the Democratic Party split into different sections. While some Democrats like Stephen Douglas championed the idea of ​​popular sovereignty (that each state should have the right to vote whether or not to abolish slavery in its respective region), others believed that slavery should exist according to the Mason Dixon line decided by the compromise. of 1820. When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election for the newly formed Republican Party, many Southern citizens were fully convinced that they had lost their power in the national government and that they might as well do secession from the Union. Unsurprisingly, that's exactly what they did. Another reason The Civil W...... middle of paper ...... Northerners could not respect their wish to decide how to deal with slavery and fugitive slaves themselves. United States, they might as well not be part of the United States. This led to secession and, once again, civil war. When two different sections of the same country have different moral beliefs, different opinions about the national government, and different views about federal laws and civil liberties, there is no ultimate agreement that can resolve the problem. all. Feeble attempts were made in the Compromises of 1820 and 1850, but the South ultimately decided that all its legal and political options had been exhausted. War was necessary so that a victor could take control and make executive decisions until the country became unified again. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” » Works citedThe American competition