im the state of South Carolina and independent commonwealth. The citizens of South Carolina rejoiced (Davis, 27). The citizens of the South as a whole also rejoiced knowing that secession was possible and that they may soon have their own nation. One after another, the Southern slave states seceded, 15 states in all (World Book, 615). Over the years the Civil War has been the subject of numerous novels, histories, plays, poems, paintings, sculptures, songs, movies, and television programs. Some of the Civil War figures are among the nations most beloved heroes. Abraham Lincoln was among these heroes and was respected throughout the world (World Book, 614). There were three main causes for the America Civil War: slavery, disputes over states rights, and the want to modernize in the North while the South wanted to live in their old, trustworthy ways.To be more specific, slavery was a root cause of the Civil War because the South was dependent on slavery to keep their economic status while the North was more dependent on a Protestant work ethic and looked down upon slavery. This according to the historians who have long debated the causes of the war (World Book, 615). The Northern states worked to develop and depend on a Protestant work ethic. Ministers taught gospels of hard work, thrift, and self-discipline. Labor was taught to be an end in itself rather than a means to an end. The New England farms depended on a Protestant work ethic the most (Davis, 20). The South, however, depended on slavery to get their work finished. While the slaves were working in the fields, the rich plantation owners supervised. Nineteen of the unions states were free states and they were located in the north while fifteen of the unions states were slave states which were generally located in the south (World Book, 615).The second catalyst of the American Civil War was a sectional division that existed between the North and South. The sectional ...
