For a long time, historians have been unable to agree on why the civil war began and whether or not it was suppressible or unstoppable. Northern and Southern writers had different opinions about the reason for the war. For most Northern writers, the war occurred because of the illegal plan of slave owners who engaged in an unaccountable institution. The North defended the Constitution and was against the immoral aggression of the South. The North clearly defended the Union. However, Southern writers, on the other hand, tried to show their opinions on why the Civil War began by portraying the North as aggressive who wanted to destroy the South and all its institutions. The South insisted that slavery was not the root cause of the war, but rather the North's aggressive and unconstitutional acts. The South claimed that the North used its powers for political and economic gain and denied that the war stemmed from differences over slavery. The domineering attitude of the North towards the South was the main cause of their hostilities. They defended him ...