A War on Pride

The main issues of the Civil War are more than often attributed to a disagreement on whether or not slavery should be permitted anywhere in the United States. The Southerners argued that slavery was crucial to their economy and agriculture would inevitably crumble without it's cheap and efficient labor. This would then effect the entire country's economical stability and make life in the South hell. Northerners dubbed slavery immoral and evil. The idea of a human being a piece of property was unbearable, and the treatment that accompanied slavery was harsh and unfair. But was it the conflict of slavery that caused the deep rooted rivalry between the North and the South? Or was it something more? Maybe the monumental differences in lifestyle between the people of the North and South led to this famous animosity. Today, in some places of the rural south a Confederate flag still waves. Although slavery was the basis for the Civil War, the pride of both sides obviously fueled the passion behind each of their reasons for fighting.