Many if not all of us know about the Civil War and the events leading up to it. The South and the North were having some issues and they couldn't be resolved in a more civil manner (no pun intended). Now in class an interesting question was brought up and it led to many other questions for me. Did the North or South have more to lose and was it worth it? It was hard for me to think of who had more to lose since both obviously had a lot to lose. However, I could make a decision for myself that the war was worth it even with the huge loss of life.
Think about it. There was bloodshed, yes. However without this war many smaller or even larger conflicts could have arisen and the country (with or without the formation of the confederate states) would have been in a state of turmoil. Many political issues would have arisen and the conflict of slavery could have continued for many more years and even gotten worse or much more harsh.
To bring this entry to a conclusion I do believe that the Civil War was worth it because things could have become much worse in America without it.
I noticed that you supported your argument with a hypothetical situation. I think there was also some evidence of previous small conflicts you could references. Overall, I like the address of what could have happened if the civil war had not happened.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your assessment of the costs and values of the civil war. I think that if the Civil war was not initiated our future would be very wierd since we could have the south as an independent nation. In a setting like that, I think that it would create huge culture and societal barriers since the south had a big black population and the north had a big white population. Overall, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts about the civil war.
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