1. The United States was in a state of turmoil before the civil war occurred because there was so much conflict of voting rights when it came to slaves. This is backed up by a lot of the complaints and compromises throughout history *ahem* the 3/5th compromise and the mason Dixon line and what have you. Simply put technology in the north was advancing and while the north didn’t really need the slaves, the south depended on it. Granted now we have the technology that produces more food than slaves ever had but of course the slave owners wasn’t expecting that. These conflicting sides had a long history throughout early America even way before the civil war was in question.
2. Indentured servitude was actually seen as a more progressive and effective substitute of slavery and both the south and north agreed on that at the time. This eventually became flat out slavery of course and then moved to sharecropping which was another form of indentured servitude so “slavery” can technically become a broad term that needs specifics.
3. After the American revolution, a string of revolutions occurred in not only France but also Haiti and Mexico as well. It was only a matter of time that the black slaves in America revolted against the south and the north possibly helping them, which would’ve caused more issues.
