Civil War

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The Civil War

The Civil War

How the adoption of industrial patterns and manufacturing in the North lead to the Civil War

Introduction

American Civil War started from 1861 to 1865 when conflicts escalated between the North and South. Both regions were practicing large scale farming with the South producing a large quantity of cotton and tobacco. The South depended on black slaves for labor. Wealth was measured by the amount of cotton produced and also the number of slaves. The government and workers did not use finances for agricultural activities in the South because they were advantaged to have free labor from slaves. The Northern region later advanced in agriculture and bypassed the South by eradicating the use of slaves and embracing modern technology for work. Adoption of industrial patters and manufacturing in the North led to civil war by opposing slave labor practiced in the South, supporting government to in impounding heavy taxes on imports and exports at expense of the Southern region, displacement of people from their lands for development purposes, and support for economic development on urban North regions with little progress on the South.

The adoption of industrial patterns and manufacturing in the North led to the Civil War due to various reasons. The following are some of the justifications of the industrial patterns and manufacturing factors to led to Civil War.

Slavery

Slavery was a primary cause of conflict between the North and the South, resulting in the Civil War. The South had advanced economically in cotton production using a cheap source of labor, which was black slaves. The North was also practicing farming of cotton but had shifted from using human slaves to modern tools of agriculture. Production changes in the North created a boost in production, which grew at a high rate to that of the South. The North was against the use of slaves and described it as immoral. The North had been inciting people to work with them instead of working in the South, which creating a drift between the two regions (Ransom n.d).

The South economy was dependent on slave labor, leaving them with fear for their agricultural production work. If the South were denied the use of slaves, their farms would suffer from a lack of laborers. In 1805 there were over one million slaves in the US worth $300 million; the value was equal to the farmlands and farmhouses. Attempts to speak for the rights of slaves counted as a threat amongst the Southern slave-owners who wanted to protect their source of income. The South was more than willing to fight with the North, who strongly opposed their practices of slavery resulting in disputes.

Tariffs

The North supported the government for increasing taxes on imported goods, which the South objected, thus fueling the Civil War. The South emphasized on staple farming and imported products outside of other regions. An increase in taxes on imports would affect...