Question

50 POINTS AND NO SHORT ANSWERS

Was the Civil War inevitable? Could anything have been done through compromise to stop it, or did it have to happen? In one paragraph, state your opinion and support it with your reasons. Include examples as evidence to strengthen your viewpoint.

Answer 1

yes it was. no nothing could be done to stop it.

Answer 2

The only compromise that could have headed off war by then was for the Southern states to forgo secession and agree to abolition. But without it, there would likely have been no Union to defend in the Civil War.