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Slavery caused the Civil War. Defend or reject that statement. If you agree, explain what role slavery played in the sectional conflict that led to the Civil War. How did northerners and southerners view the institution and how did those views drive them to blows in 1861?
If you disagree, explain what did cause the Civil War. What forces or events in American life (other than slavery) drove people to divide and make war? war?