Most Americans seem to understand the tragedy inherent in the Civil War. After all, it was an internal matter. Americans who had fought valiantly together to win their independence from the British crown just eighty years before were now fighting a pitched battle against each other. In some cases it was literally brother against brother or father against son. However, despite its importance in American history, most Americans are unaware of the causes of the Civil War. Most would say, without batting an eyelid, that it's all about slavery. It's easy to understand why people use slavery as their preferred response, with all the emphasis on the Emancipation Proclamation and the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, as shown in the recent film Lincoln. But was slavery the main cause of the Civil War? Or are there other causes? There are three other primary causes of the Civil War that have been presented as rivals to slavery. It's about economic differences, religious and governmental fanaticism, and the battle between states' rights and the preservation of the Union. and the South. This idea was even expressed by some of the highest government officials of the time. In his speech entitled “On Irrepressible Conflict,” Senator William H. Seward (later Lincoln's Secretary of State) said: “The two systems are immediately seen as incongruous. But they are more than incongruous: they are incompatible. They have never existed together permanently in the same country, and they never can. (Seward, 2) Further support for this idea was provided by husband and wife historians Charles and Mary Beard whose...... middle of paper ...... departure from these divine attributes that believers in one Have the living God always attributed to Him? We sincerely hope – and fervently pray – that this powerful scourge of war may soon disappear. However, if God wills it to continue, until all the wealth accumulated by the slave's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil is sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the whip is paid for by another drop drawn with the whip. sword, as was said three thousand years ago, it must therefore still be said that “the judgments of the Lord are completely true and just”. Slavery never really left America. Beyond the countless debts associated with Reconstruction, the most serious problem is that America still feels emotionally tied to slavery. Even though few people oppose slavery, schools still need to promote anti-slavery. They cling to this notion.