<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe vilitokea kwa sababu watu wa Kaskazini waliogopa kwamba nguvu ndogo ya watumwa ya Kusini ilikuwa imechukua udhibiti wa Washington, wakati watu wa Kusini waliamini kwamba Kaskazini ilikuwa imeamua kuharibu njia yao ya maisha.  <response>: The Civil War arose because Northerners feared that a small Southern Slave Power had seized control of Washington, while Southerners were convinced the North was determined to destroy their way of life. 