An Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Civil War Inevitability

This essay delves into the historical context and factors contributing to the inevitability of the American Civil War. It examines key events such as the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, the issue of slavery, and the secession of Southern states. The author argues that the war was bound to occur, highlighting the irreconcilable differences between the North and South regarding states' rights, economics, and the moral question of slavery. The essay also references S.C. Gwynne's 'Empire of the Summer Moon' to provide a broader historical perspective. Ultimately, the essay concludes that the war was inevitable due to the Union's commitment to preserving its identity and abolishing slavery, and the Southern states' resistance to these principles. The essay emphasizes that the federal government could not ignore the differences between states, and the conflict became unavoidable.

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Arguing for the logic that how various triggering events behind the Civil War
made that inevitable:
The Civil War is referred to as the core event for the historical consciousness of America.
This 1776-1783’s revolution gave birth to United States. Following that the 1861-1865’s Civil War
determined the type of nation. It solved two basic queries that were not solved by that. Firstly, it was
still to be determined that US could dissolve the confederation of various sovereign states or prove to
be sovereign as an indivisible country having sovereign government. Secondly, it was to be found
out that whether the country must go through the declaration that every man are created with same
right for their liberty and must continue to be present as the biggest slaveholding nation. The
following essay argues that why Civil War was bound to occur.
To understand the scenario, the Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne spans a couple
of astonishing tales. As per the book, the war of Comanches continued for four decades. This is in the
influence to hold up development of latest American nation. The exhilarating account of the book
provides a sweeping story regarding Spanish colonialism. This includes the arrival of railroads,
destruction of buffalo herds that made US to come into being.
The author have highlighted compelling drama against that backdrop of Cynthia Ann Parker.
She was kidnapped from far frontier of Texas by Comanches in 1836. Later she turned infamous in
the name “White Squaw” and rejected to return till the tragic capture during 1860 by Texas Rangers.
During 1828 and 1832, from the standpoint of south, the Tariffs occurred repeatedly. A blatant favor
was provided to the northern regions.
Nonetheless, at that time, the target has been the complete financial machine over which the
success and wealth of the south ran. For abolishing the slavery from the roots, was able to weaken

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and eradicate, the financial system of southern part. On the other hand, the state sin the north and
immigrant forces of labor was just affected lightly. Four other states with South California took the
decision that it had its base for succession and thus the Civil War started.
However, still the question remains whether the war was bound to happen. It can be definitely
said that even then, the situation was perhaps not. Though the new born states were tugged back and
forth as “free” or “slave” the compromises were drawing up.
On the other hand, the Union simply permitted Southern States in seceding and considering
that to be not worth that problem. Now it can be obviously debated that the war was inevitable. Till
the states of the south seceded and created Confederacy, the war seemed not happen. With the Force
Act, no guarantee was there that the Union must actually take the decision to utilize the forces for
bringing the southern sectors back.
Nevertheless, Union took the resolution that USA was just finished with every present
member-state and can move beyond the business sides and politics to what that Union has been
standing for. At that time, the war was clear to occur.
For this no better instance can be provided that the starting and completing sentences provided
in the Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln. It was realized by the Union that
controlling the south for abolishing slavery has been constant with the southern states agreeing to as
they joined USA.

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Thus it can be definitely concluded by saying the war was inevitable to occur. The war has
remained as the central; event forever in the historical consciousness of America. As the federal
government permitted the states to perform whatever they intended, the southern and northern states
took the decision that they never need another, the war could have possibly not happen. Moreover, it
never remained the question of economics and politics simply no longer. It was not the query
regarding the Unites States’ identity. During that time, the Union took the decision to bring back the
states of the south to the Union. They intended to re-forge the identity of America. This made the war
inevitable. Nonetheless, a bigger query must be asked and responded here. According to this, it was to
be determining whether that identity was a single entity. The time as it was asked, the federal
government might no longer ignore different states one for the other. Thus it stopped being just the
question of economics and politics. During that time, as the build-up was established, the war seemed
to happen without any doubt.

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Bibliography:
Gwynne, Samuel C. Empire of the summer moon: Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the
Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. Simon and Schuster, 2010.