The Armchair Guide to the American Civil War, Vol. 1 - Origins of the Civil War (Paperback)

The main explanation for the origins of the American Civil War is slavery, especially Southern anger at the attempts by Northern antislavery political forces to block the expansion of slavery into the western territories. States' rights and the tariff issue became entangled in the slavery issue, and were intensified by it. Read about the major events that led to the Civil War with chapters on slavery in the United States, Abolitionism, the Presidential elections of 1856 and 1860, and the Battle of Fort Sumter. Also includes special references to the three-fifths, Missouri, and 1950 compromises, states' rights issues, Harpers Ferry, the Dred Scott decision, and more.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.