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Some historians have argued that the Civil War was inevitable from the moment the Constitution was adopted, other contend that there were various points when it was possible to solve the sectional differences without war. Was the Civil War avoidable

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The answer is: No it wasn't.

Step-by-step explanation:

The economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict.

Main reasons:

States' rights-They wanted to avoid federal laws, especially laws interfering with the South's right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished

Territorial expansion--the newly formed Republican party, whose members were strongly opposed to the westward expansion of slavery into new states

Secession--They felt excluded from the political system , and decided to withdraw themselves. All these led to war.

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