Causes of the Civil War

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Understand the deep divisions leading to the Civil War! Sort and compare North vs. South.

Sort under the right heading. North Union wanted a strong federal government factories, railroads, cities, more trade no slaves wanted new states added to the union to be free states more people, factories to make supplies, railroads South Confederacy wanted a strong state government farms, plantations, rural, less trade needed slaves to work the plantations (however, most people did not own slaves) wanted new states added to the union to be slave states good generals, fighting on their own land, move quickly

US History Civil War Government Structures Economic Differences
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