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=E. Conclusion (100-150 words) Tips]=

Slavery was the main cause of the war. Slavery was at the root of the country's political problems, which could not be peacefully resolved. These political divisions became so acute that they erupted into a Civil War claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. Slavery was at the root of the economic differences facing the country, with the agriculture-based South vying to match the productivity and prosperity of the more industrial North. If slavery were to be abolished, many Southerners feared their economy would collapse. And slavery was also at the base of Southern society, making any abolitionist attack on slavery seem like an attack on the South. Such a volatile situation would be hard to control even in the best of times, and unfortunately, the 1850s and 1860s were not the best of times. In conclusion, I believe that slavery was the main cause of the American Civil War. 150 words