The Civil War
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the southern states. The sectional hatred between the North and the South, heightened by propaganda, economic and ideological differences were major causes of the war, but at the heart of these issues lay the root of the Civil War: The existence of slavery. This was the central element of the conflict between the North and South. "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."
the southern states. The sectional hatred between the North and the South, heightened by propaganda, economic and ideological differences were major causes of the war, but at the heart of these issues lay the root of the Civil War: The existence of slavery. This was the central element of the conflict between the North and South. "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."