Civil Way: Repressible or Irrepressible?

The Civil War, resulting from regional tension built up ever since colonial days, was completely irrepressible because of the inability to . Economic differences such as agriculture versus industry had been apparent in the South and North since colonial times and have only increased with the passing of years. These differences created conflicting viewpoints over slavery due to the South's increasing dependence on slave labor and the North's increasing movement away from this institution. The agricultural economy of the south also developed a class system with plantation elitists at the top, while the North's industrialization led to wide urbanization and moved away from a class system. This furthered the South's cling to slavery and the North's independence from system. The Civil War was a result of the South's continued and highly developed dependence on slavery and the North's moral issues with as well as their lack of dependence on slavery. With attempts to snuff the issue such as the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska act along with the United States' continual territorial gains came more issues and unresting resentments from both the North and South. By 1850, the only thing that would be able to settle this issue would be war due to the fact that if any drastic action were made, secession would be likely by either region. (Each region has had a history of threatening secession: NE in the War of 1812 and South Carolina's after tariffs in 1828). The Civil War was unavoidable stemming from the country's history of regional disputes and differences, and huge split over slavery.