Slavery, Expansion, Policy: Causes of the Civil War

Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict, this interpretation fails to consider the two main causes of the war itself: the expansion of slavery, and its entrance into the political scene. By considering the personal opinions of people living in both the North and the South at the time of the war, as well as the political decisions made, one can comprehend the reasons behind the war, and thus determine its inevitability.
The revisionists believe that the issue of slavery was not a major cause of the war.…