The Origin of the American Civil War.

Analyzes the economics of slavery in relation to the causation of the United States (U.S.) Civil War. Profitability of the slave trade; Market value of slaves in the U.S. in 1860, prior to the Civil War; Alternatives implicit in the decision to start the Civil War; Decision of the Northern U.S. and the Southern U.S. to resort to war in April 1861.