Was the Civil War Inevitable or could it have been avoided?

Was the Civil War Inevitable or could it have been avoided?

Many scholars would say that the civil war was inevitable, but this is not true. The Civil War could have been avoided in a number of different ways. Instead of resorting to violence, they could have had a meeting of elected officials in which they could have devised a plan for reunification.

Why was the southern secession inevitable?

The different economic structures of the North and the South were a fundamental division that made conflict inevitable. The South was staunchly anti-tariff and was therefore incompatible with the North which needed tariffs to protect their new industries.

Did southerners have the right to secede?

The South seceded over states’ rights. Confederate states did claim the right to secede, but no state claimed to be seceding for that right. In fact, Confederates opposed states’ rights — that is, the right of Northern states not to support slavery. Slavery, not states’ rights, birthed the Civil War.

How could the civil war been prevented?

The only compromise that could have headed off war by then was for the Southern states to forgo secession and agree to abolition. Once the Confederate states seceded and troops fired on Fort Sumter, the only solution possible was complete Southern surrender.

What are some ways you think the civil war could have been prevented?

Looking back throughout history, to prevent the Civil War, the south could have accepted President Lincoln and his opinions on slavery and how the US was going to get its money. To have completely prevented a Civil War, the north could have accepted the south’s secession.

Could the civil war have been prevented?

Why do some historians think the Civil war was unavoidable?

The American Civil War was unavoidable. Because of regional and political disputes the country would have continued to boil even if the extremists on both sides were kept under control. No matter what was done politically a conflict was necessary to eradicate slavery from this continent.

What did the south compromise on in the Civil War?

As many historians have already noted, historically speaking, it’s hard to imagine what further compromise was available by the time the war broke out, other than the South deciding not to secede or attack Ft. Sumter —and accepting the eventual abolition of slavery. It’s not as if Congress didn’t try.

What was the southern commitment to slavery in 1860?

By the time Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, the Southern commitment to slavery was grounded not only in pseudo-scientific racism and religion, but also in the continuing economic self-interest of slaveholders.

What was the solution to the Civil War?

Once the Confederate states seceded and troops fired on Fort Sumter, the only solution possible was complete Southern surrender. And as the war continued, and slavery became an explicit justification for the conflict, emancipation became central to a resolution.

What did Lincoln do to avoid the Civil War?

Conceivably Lincoln would have agreed to gradual abolition to avoid war; he certainly believed before the war began that he lacked the constitutional authority to emancipate the slaves unilaterally. Once the Confederate states seceded and troops fired on Fort Sumter, the only solution possible was complete Southern surrender.