Causes of the Civil War in 1861.

Many conflicts between the north and south created sectionalism which is defined as a separation of ideals in different sections of a country. Slavery, the economy, and the disputes over rights all contributed to the sectionalism between the northern and southern states that inevitably lead to the American Civil War in 1861.
The issue of slavery brought about many conflicts between the north and south. In the beginning slavery was not that great of a problem because slavery was naturally dying out because it was costly and inconvenient. However, Eli Whitney's creation of the cotton gin wa…