Civil War
The statement "had the leaders of this country controlled the extremists on both sides the war could have been avoided" is totally false. The Civil War was definitely unavoidable. Because of regional and political disputes the country would have continued to boil even if the extremists on both sides were kept under control. The true statement is "No matter what was done politically a conflict was necessary to eradicate slavery from this continent."
Anger in the South was becoming a growing trend. The Southerners were angered by the fact that, in their view, the North was trying to dissolve their way of life. Congressman Robert Toombs of Georgia says, "if by your legislation you [northerners] seek to drive us from the territories...I am for disunion"(A). This Congressman from the South is so intent on making slaves legal in the territories that he is willing to break with the North over it. He also says that California and New Mexico were "purchased by the common blood of the......
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