The Righteousness of the North in the Civil War There were several causes of the American Civil War, among them being the argument regarding slavery, the controversy over state’s rights and the tariff, and the illegal secession of South Carolina and the other confederate states. The North’s cause was justified because slavery was cruel and went against the liberties defended in the Declaration of Independence, the tariff was passed democratically, South Carolina and …showed first 75 words of 1704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1704 total…fugitive states. In conclusion, The North was in the right in the civil war because slavery was cruel and went against the liberties defended in the Declaration of Independence, the tariff was passed democratically, South Carolina and the other confederate states could have seceded democratically, and lastly, because, the South fired the first shots of the war. If not for the South’s aggression, the lives of thousands of young men could have been spared.