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Beginning with the Revolutionary War, and followed by the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the United States carried a mentality for warfare into the time of the Civil War. The pursuit of happiness and liberty, along with the right to bear arms boosted the environment of a civil war. In conjunction with political motives there were also economic and cultural reasons to begin war. The Southern states wanted their own governing body without the laws of the Union. Not being able to compromise with the Union, led to a desire to succeed from the United States.
The Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights became tremendous symbols of the freedoms that are so valuable to the United States. Although the issue of slavery was overlooked at the time both of these documents were written, the fact that the colonies had broken away from their oppressor was looked on as an enormous achievement. The Southern states attempted to accomplish a similar feat. The Missouri......

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