The Constitution, with however many good intentions it started out with, did contribute to the failure of the union it created. It was originally drafted with the intent of unifying the newly formed nation, the United States of America. The Constitution was effective in protecting the rights and ide...
President Abraham Lincoln stated in his message to Congress that, "Having never been States, either in substance, or in name, outside of the Union, whence this magical omnipotence of "State Rights", asserting a claim of power to lawfully destroy the Union itself." ...
Territorial Issues Before the onset of the American Civil War, a great debate was raging among the citizens, and politicians of the Untied States. Slavery was the main issue that divided the Northern and Southern states; but another, more complicated issue was at hand. As settlers began to f...
