The Causes of the Civil War

The South, which was known as the Confederate States of America, tried to secede from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. One reason they wanted to secede was because there were four decades of great conflict between the two. Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. The main reason had to do with the North's view on slavery. All of this was basically a different interpretation of the United States Constitution on both sides. In the end, all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, which the North won.
<Tab/>There were a few reasons other than the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them want to secede from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. …