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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Causes of American Civil War:Root reason:The different economic system between the South and the NorthAs we all know,the economic system of the north was capitalist economic system（资本主义经济制度）,while,the south was plantation economic system(种植园经济制度）,which meant an unavoidable war.1.After o

2、btaining the western land,the North proposed to determine the new state as the Free State. Southern slaveholders strove hard to expand slavery to the west and promoted New Jersey as a slave states. With American territorial expansion,the friction(矛盾）of the north and the south became fragile.2.1854 i

3、n the north,the Republican Party was established.3.In the same year,an armed struggle of that the Southern slaveholders were against the western farmers and immigrants from the Free State break out in Kansas.4.In 1857 slaveholders attempt to expand slavery to the entire territory of the United State

4、s.This led to the John Brown uprising.Important Reason:The debate of the abolition of slavery.Harriet Beecher Stowe is the author of Uncle Toms CabinThe story is dominated by a single theme: the evil and immorality of slavery.This book depicted life for African Americans under slavery. It energized

5、antislavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South.The Significance:This novel gave a fairly accurate picture of southern plantation life and the most important point was that it was considered to touch off the American Civil War.The direct cause of war:Abraham L

6、incoln was elected as president. 1860,Abraham Lincoln was elected as American president,Lincoln represented interest of the northern capitalists,so this election annoyed the south.After Democratic Party failed in election,the south began to prepare rebellion and founded the Confederate States of America(美利坚联盟国）;the Republican Party(共和党）,led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against the rebellion and founded United States of America(美利坚合众国）.专心-专注-专业