Title: The American Civil War (1861-1865): How Did Abraham Lincoln Change History? - ClearIAS
Headings: The American Civil War (1861-1865): How Did Abraham Lincoln Change History?
The American Civil War (1861-1865): How Did Abraham Lincoln Change History?
The American Civil War: The Background
Causes of the American Civil War
1. Economic Disparity between Northern and Southern States
2. The issue with the attitude towards slavery
3. Movement for the abolition of slavery
4. The fear of reforms by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party
The course of the American Civil War
Significance of the American Civil War
How did Abraham Lincoln make a difference in history?
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Content: Northern states wanted a tax on imports from Britain while southern states wanted tax-free trade with Britain. 2. The issue with the attitude towards slavery
Industrialized northern states preferred paid labourers while agricultural southern states which had large plantations were dependent on slave labour. Slavery was abolished in northern states in 1804 and they became ‘free states’. 3. Movement for the abolition of slavery
A strong movement for the abolition of slavery began in the north. It called for the repeal of the controversial Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (this act had mandated the return of runaway slaves to their masters). 4. The fear of reforms by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party
The immediate cause of the civil war was the American Presidential election in which the Republican Party candidate, Abraham Lincoln, won (1860). While Abraham Lincoln stood for freedom of slaves, the Democratic candidate Stephan Arnold Douglas wanted slavery to continue.