Civil WarThe American Civil War is known as one of the hardest battles ever fought. The war took place from 1861 to 1865. This war divided the nation into two camps. The North, also known as the Union, was led by President Abraham Lincoln. However, the South, also known as the Rebels, was led by President Jefferson Davis. It was the result of decades of sectional tensions between the North and South over slavery and state's rights. Furthermore, the growth of nationalism in the United States was replaced by sectionalism which led to the outbreak of the Civil War. One of the major contributing factors to the outbreak of the Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a major economic problem in the South and a major moral problem in the North. Slavery was also the primary force that led the southern slave states to leave the union. Slavery also caused a major division in the nation in the 1850s. The South's view of slavery was that it was a good thing and they were dependent on it. They depended on slavery to manage their large plantations and tend their main cash crop, cotton. Their economy was more agricultural and needed slaves as laborers in the fields and plantations. The South truly depended on slavery after Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793. It was a machine that reduced the time it took to remove the seeds from cotton. With the invention of the cotton gin, many plantations abandoned their other crops to produce cotton. With more and more cotton plantations, the need for cheap labor meant slaves. The South quickly became a monoculture economy and depended on cotton and therefore slavery. The South believed that slaves were middle ground in Lincoln's election. They believed he was on their side and would help abolish slavery. This war had many consequences that remain with the nation today. After the war ended, there were a total of 600,000 deaths between the two sides. The South was also completely destroyed. So it was under complete reconstruction and spent a lot of money rebuilding it. However, the war had positive consequences. The major problem of slavery is gone and will never be a problem again. Furthermore, it finally brought the nation together as a whole. The Civil War is known as a very harsh war that deeply affected the nation. The North and South could not agree and competed for power and control. Ultimately, the United States faced many consequences after the war. However, he abolished slavery and shaped the future of the United States..