Will module 8 a. conflict 1. explain the causes of the civil war? (it was more than slavery, be sure to include the other issues / causes as well. you can examine the information in 8.01 to find this information.) 2. why was the election of 1860 known as the final straw leading to the civil war? 3. describe how / why the united states was divided at the outbreak of the civil war. 4. what were the border states? what did it mean to live in a border state? 5. how did the issue of slavery lead to the division of the united states? why did people feel slavery was needed? 6. explain what happened during each of these including the end result and impact of each on both the north (union) and the south( confederacy): a. invasion of the confederate capitol of richmond b. gettysburg c. antietam (

1. causes of the civil war was farmers vs. industry, slavery, and expansion of territories.

2.abraham lincoln was elected as president and wanted slavery to stop spreading.

3.It was the North vs the south, people wanted . there to be slavery and people didnt want slavery. Abraham got elected as president and wanted to end slavery which completely broke the states out into civil war.

4.A border state is a state that was a slave state that shared a border with a free state, to live in a border state means that you are for slaves.

5.As stated in question 3, people wanted slavery and people didn't want slavery, which turned into a civil war, They felt they needed slaves because they had a lot of work that needed to be done and white folks didn't have the time or money to do it so they turned to slaves.

6.
A. confederate soldiers set fire to tobacco companies as they were trying to flee that union soldiers leaving 9 tenths of the buisness industry district in ruins.

B.Was fought from July 1st-3rd 1863,  by union and confederate forces during the civil war. The battle involved the largest number of casualties in the entire war and is described as the wars turning point.

C.Also known as the battle of sharpsburg fought in the southern part of the U.S fought on September 7th 1862, was counted as the bloodiest day in US history. 22,717 dead, wounded or missing.