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- failure to compromise as new territories care about

MIssouri compromise

Compromise of 1850

Bleeding Kansas

- Long term causes

Industrial north vs. agricultural south

Economic differences due to slavery

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States rights (the south's stated reason for the war)

- North believed federal gov supreme/south believed slavery was a power states had and Federal gov. couldn't interfere.

Short term causes

Election of Lincoln as President

- Because of his stance on slavery during the election, this was a non-starter for Southerners... they felt he would try to end slavery.

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states included

union: ,New hampshire, R.I Md, Delaware , Ct , New jersey , Vt, Pa, Mass ,Michigan Ohio ,Maryland, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas Illinois , California , Oregon , N.Y WI , Minn

Confederacy: Texas, La,Ark, Va,M.c,Ra,Miss,Tenn,Va,Nc,Sc,Ga,

war aims (major responses for fighting)

Union: Had larger population, Different aims in fighting, Independent, Goal was to restore the Union.

Confederacy: Had other advantages, Smaller population than the north, strategy was to defensive war.

Resources

Union:

Positive: Clothing,Railroads, goods , farms

Negative: Not winning , or being prepared or having enough to finish and go further.

Confederacy:

Positive: Larger population, most of the war was fought, better military , south had more cotton and farming goods

Negative: also not winning, not enough number of farms, less population

president

Union:

confederacy:

strategies of each side

Union:

Confederacy:

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