Constitutional and Social Developments

A revolution in the United States was inevitable, it was only a matter of time. During the mid-1800's there were many controversies that provoked the division of America, which included slavery, states rights, and preservation of the Union. These were the key factors which eventually led to the American Civil War. Perhaps one of the major events that sparked this division was the assault on Fort Sumter. Southerners assailed one of the Unions few Southern forts. The North was forced to give up the fort, but immediately gathered troops to blockade Southern seaports. Problem, after problem arose and the country was in a downward spiral towards self-destruction.
When the Union decided to block Southern seaports, many Southerners received that as an act of war. …