The Civil War

The Civil War was a fight for many things. It was a fight for territory, for power, and for the continuation or abolishment of slavery. The future United States was split into the Union and the Confederates. With such strong wills and moral differences from both sides, the war was unavoidable. The Civil War was bound to happen, whether it would happen when it had, 10 years before, or 10 years after. It really made no difference, the war would have happened just the same.

To determine if the war could have been avoided, the topic of why the war was started must be analyzed. The biggest controversial issue was the abolishment of slavery. The south, which depended on slaves to power their economy and keep the cash flowing, didn't want to abolish slavery all together. The north was more industrial, which meant they didn't have to depend on slaves as much. They were the pro-abolishment side. Was there a resolution?
There wasn't a possible way to resolve this to make it a win - win situation. Either the Union would win, or the Confederates would win. If a resolution had been proposed, proper terms and rules would have to have been worked out, which would have caused conflict on its own. One side would push a little farther than they should have, and the war would have started anyways. There was no way that either side could convince the other that their opinion was the right opinion. The south depended on the slaves to power the economy, and the north didn't. The north couldn't be convinced because they no longer had a need for slaves with their booming industrial economy. The chances of a resolution: slim to none.

Now that the possibility of a resolution has been ruled out, there really isn't many other ways to avoid the war. The Union and the Confederates could split permanently, forming two separate countries, each with their own rules, but the Union was still interested in the southern land. After all, it had belonged to them before this issue started. The chance of the slaves rebelling against both sides was also very small, considering many of the slaves were too young or old to fight. Even the ones that could fight would have a very hard time taking over their owner's plantation, gaining access to some kind of armory, and then gathering with other slaves to try and fight both sides. It wasn't possible, though during the Civil War many slaves volunteered to join the army to fight, since they would rather be out fighting for their freedom than working on a plantation.

All things considered, there really wasn't much of a possibility of compromise at all. Both sides had a very strong opposition to the other, and neither one would give up until they had nothing left. There had to be one clear winner, otherwise slavery would have continued, maybe into our time period, and then we would be the ones fighting each other. The war happened, and that caused the north and south to join again, later forming the United States. Without the war, the north and south may have continued to remain split. Though I'm not happy about the 600,000 people killed in the U.S. Civil War, I am happy about the effects. Many more rights were given to African Americans, and women would later push for the same rights. The north and south were slowly reunited, and would remain that way forever.