Civil War
Legacy
Sets new standard for people
North gains control of country
everyone equal at least on surface
Changes views on blacks
divides the culture of the two sides
South v North
Worst of it?
north
loss of life
Culture distroyed
Losss of life
Who had the most to gain?
South
Self reliance
ideology
Slavery
North
equality
Economic dominace
more seats in congress
Cause of the War
What is the real cause?
Evidence points to states rights
If the government let them have slavery
Debated
Scholars v scholars
Scholars v other
who's right?
5 main
Economic
slavery was the south's main tool
Cotton was king
Eli whitney/ cotton gin
North was on a techno boom
Election of Lincoln
last straw
Separation of ideology
Ties in with slavery
States Rights
Main cause
slavery
Secondary
Was the worst war in US
divided country
vulnrable to others
Most lloss of life
