Succession, Civil War and its Aftermath



Succession, Civil War and its Aftermath

Introduction

A great deal of discontent existed between the Northern and Southern states of the United States which had been elevating from the start of the 19th Century. The sole bone of contention was the factor of ending the slavery. As per the agrarian state of the Southern states of United States, their way of living was quite different as compared to the Northerners and the economy of South was heavily dependent on the working of slave labor. Most of the Southerners; specifically the African American watch this as a direct threat to their truly existence. They also considered themselves to be treated like slaves and were watching it as the potential unconstitutional acts which were imposed upon them by the ruthless Northerners. Moreover, various taxations and elections of the president are also conducted against the will of the Southerners. Hence, it causes them to vote against the Union in the Southern states. The goal or momentum behind the succession was simple to develop a confederation wing which will subsequently make the local states independent in these beings. Although most of the Southerners watch this as quite a vibrant and bold move leading towards Second American Revolution.

The Civil War and Succession

As from the views of Northerners, they saw it as an unconstitutional act. It is so because it has the requirement to come up with a huge amount of majority to propel the change and gain their hardly earned independence. They also presented an argument that the act of confederates would call for a sense of total discontent within the country and the situation would go worse if they try to throw out the Union out of the Southern parts.

The subsequent difference between the north and the South could only be settled by a war. The war was quite enormous and had covered most of the regions of United States. Hence, the impact of the Civil War was also quite devastating and had prevailed for years. The victory of the North was evident and easily forecasted which had somehow eradicated the slavery for once and for all in the United States. The South was the region which had suffered most of the devastations. The region was destroyed, and Southerners had to face ample economic, as well as social downfall as an aftermath of war. The nation stands once again ...