what was the main issue in the civil war
Issues of the American Civil War The deep institution of slavery was the major cause of the American Civil War, with the South seceding to form a new country to protect slavery, and the North refusing to allow that. Historians generally agree that other economic conflicts were not a major cause of the war. Economic historian Lee A. Craig reports, "In fact, numerous studies by economic historians the past several decades reveal that economic conflict was not an inherent condition of North-South relations during the antebellum era and did not cause the Civil War."[1] When numerous groups tried at the last minute in 1860â€“61 to find a compromise to avert war, they did not turn to economic policies.[2]