The Civil War: One of the most crucial and significant moments in the history of the United States of America. The division of a newly born nation upon itself – the unrest created threatened to collapse a unified aspiration for independence. A nation once united by the comfort of solidarity, once trampled by the tyranny of a homeland, once triumphant in a struggle for freedom, has become separate on principle. Power and greed fueled a dichotomy between color and people whose repercussions have lingered in America's air for the better part of two centuries, and probably more to come. The Civil War left its mark on American society, and its damage still cripples a social zeitgeist that has the potential to flourish in harmonious equality and freedom. The impact of the Civil War was enormous and, in many ways, shaped the way the United States has evolved until today. Yet the essential question still lingers among Americans today: Was the Civil War inevitable? Various scholars and great thinkers often wonder whether this monumental event could have been avoided. For reasons of transparency and with the evidence of our ancestral history, the emergence of the social differences that divided the country and the war that followed seems inevitable.I. Origins of the European Slave Trade and Its ImpactWhen sifting through all the political differences between North and South in the 19th century, the central issue remains exposed to the principle of slavery. The central conflict of the war itself revolved around its existence. Basically, the Union North led by Abraham Lincoln favored the abolition of slavery, while the South not only supported it, but relied on...... middle of paper .... ..cs/justifications.shtml . 2013. Web. Etlis, David. A brief overview of the transatlantic slave trade. Emory University: 2007. Trans-AtlanticSlave Database: http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/essays-intro-04.faces.Web.Introduction to Slavery. The Mariner Museum: CaptivePassage: Virginie. https://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/captivepassage/introduction/int001.html. 2013. Web. Introduction to slavery. The Mariner Museum: CaptivePassage: Virginie. https://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/captivepassage/introduction/int001.html. 2013. Web. Roark, James; Johnson, Michael; Cohen, Patricia Cline; Scene, Sarah; Lawson, Alan; Hartmann, Susan. The American Promise: A History of the United States (4th edition). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. Print. Slavery in America. Online History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/slavery. 2013. Internet.