Slavery in U.S. Was Purely an Economic Issue

Slavery in U.S. Was Purely an Economic Issue

Thesis Statement

“Slavery in United States was purely an economic matter”.

Introduction

The main reason for the American Civil War was slavery and the desire of the southern states to extend it to the West against the wishes of the northern states. The reason for the full-scale war was the battle of Fort Sumter and the subsequent separation of seven southern states of the United States, contrary to the constitution that prevents the output state of the union. Most historians agree that "although slavery and its diverse effects were the ...