Causes of Civil War
Sectionalism
political, economic, and social divisions based on regional differences |
States’ Rights
southerners argued that the federal government’s powers under the Constitution were limited and should not have the power to make slavery illegal |
Slavery
many compromises were passed so that non-slave states and slave states could be appeased; however, the compromises were successful only for a short time period. |
Secession
Withdrawing of southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy: the Confederate States of America |