Major Causes for going to war:
- Slavery was a HOT topic.
- The Dred Scott Decision.
- The States are want more power.
- Abolitionist Movement is growing!
- Southern Secession (Obviously)
- The Battle of Fort Sumter.
The Union was victorious over the Confederacy.
Within 5 years after the war was over, the Confederate States were all rejoined with the Union.
A question you might have asked is, "Was seceding even legal?"
Within 5 years after the war was over, the Confederate States were all rejoined with the Union.
A question you might have asked is, "Was seceding even legal?"
- At the time there were actually no laws written against it, but in 1868 the ruling in the Supreme Court made sure this couldn't happen again!