Question

Contextualize the prompt: Analyze the immediate causes of The Civil War.

Answer 1

Slavery

The burning issue that led to the disruption of the union was the debate over the future of slavery. That dispute led to secession, and secession brought about a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to preserve the Union, and the South fought to establish Southern independence as a new confederation of states under its own constitution.

Answer 2

The immediate cause was slavery. The north wanted to abolish it meanwhile the south wanted to keep the slaves.