Good evening fellow southereners. My name is Josie-Lee Peterson, My partner and I own a small plantation just out of Thomaston, Georgia. So, the question youll asking is why did this war begin? The Civil War was caused by a myriad of conflicting pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences and pride, and set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events. Yes, slavery was a reason, probably "the reason" that led …showed first 75 words of 365 total…

…showed last 75 words of 365 total…an advantage as she was fighting a defensive war, so we had local support and familiarity with the terrain. We had a positive goal of seeking independence & maintaining our way of life. We also had better cotton production by (24:1). Also the sheer size of the confederacy posed a daunting obstacle for the norths military forces. However the placement of Southern rivers favoured the North, and most of their cavalry was equipped with repeating rifles.