Ever since the beginning of America there have been consequential events that led to the Throughout history, there has been much controversy over whetherthis war was or was not unavoidable. Upon looking back into the chronicles of history andthe longtime conflict between the North and the South, one can see that the AmericanCivil War was undeniably inevitable. One major contributor of aggravation between North and South was the belief in ManifestDestiny. In 1844, Texas was a leading issue in the presidential campaign. The foes ofexpansion opposed annexation, while southerners cried "Texas or Disunion." Many"conscience Whigs" feared that Texas in the Union would add to the slave power.Therefore, President Tyler arranged for annexation by a joint resolution. After the war with Mexico, the United States acquired a huge expanse of land. This raisedthe question of whether slavery should be extended into the territories. Northernantislaveryites strongly supported the Wilmot Proviso, which flatly prohibited slavery inany territory acquired in the Mexican War. Southern senators blocked the passage of thisproviso continuously. This debate split national politics along North-South sectional lines. The second major area that was influential in leading up to the Civil War was social reform.The 2nd Great Awakening sparked a crusade to abolish slavery. Charles Grandison Finneywas a prominent minister that encouraged revivalist activity and abolitionism. By 1857,the Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians had split into northern and southern sects overthe issue of slavery. In 1831, William Lloyd Garrison published the first issue of his militantly antislaverynewspaper, The Liberator. Consequently, in 1835, the Washington government orderedsouthern postmasters to destroy all abolitionist material. This started the controversy overfree speech in the United States. Sectional tensions were further strained in 1852 when Harriet Beecher Stowe publishedUnc...
