Editorial Review
A Nation Divided: Causes of the Civil War - Children's Literature

The causes of the Civil War lay in the very social fabric of the nation. Divisive issues such as varying economies, conflicting social norms, divergent class structures, and opposing positions on trade policy were all factors that caused tension between the antebellum North and South. However, it was in the “Peculiar Institution” of slavery that the deepest fissure existed that cleared the way for secession and ultimate internecine war.