More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to ... territorial expansion. The South wished to take slavery into the western territories, while the North was committed to keeping ...

He's bringing the war to the civilian population ... in the North think that distributing land will be a punishment. "These slaveowners, these rebels, have led the South into the Civil War.

The North wanted to block the spread of slavery. They were also concerned that an extra slave state would give the South a political advantage. The South thought new states should be free to allow ...

Settled by the English in 1670, the colony named for King Charles I was split into North ... War – the bloodiest four years in American history. The Civil War devastated South Carolina’s ...