The American Revolution Of 1776 - 1022 Words

The southerners felt that it was a glorious destiny to be freed from the Union just as their forefathers had wanted to be free from England, the southerners were inspired by the American Revolution of 1776. The Confederacy was now a country, it was the southerners country; â€Å"they felt a sense of duty to this country that had called on them to defend its very existence† (McPherson, p, 11). In the minds of the southerners they would rather be subjugated rather than enslaved by Yankee rule, the southerners boasted with confidence and patriotism â€Å"the concepts of southern nationalism, liberty, self-government, resistance to tyranny, and other ideological purposes quoted earlier all have a rather abstract quality† (McPherson, p, 18).†¦show more content†¦It almost seemed like most of the southerners became pathological. A letter written by a northerner to his wife stated how different the reasons for fighting were between the northerners and the southerners: â€Å"They are fighting from different motives from us. We are fighting for the Union†¦ a high and noble sentiment, but after all a sentiment. They are fighting for independence and are animated by passion and hatred against invaders†¦ It makes no difference whether the cause is just or not. You can get up an amount of enthusiasm that nothing else will excite† (McPherson, p, 19). The southerners would do anything in their power to fight for their country and their freedom, they would rather die than to let go of what they were fighting for, the thought of being a part of the Union again was never going to happen in the minds of the Confederates. Slavery was very much an integral part of the southern agricultural economy which made it very important to them with that being said the southerners thought that was what this war was about for the northerners, they thought that President Lincoln and all of his northern followers were fighting in this war for the cause of abolition when it was in fact to fight for unity and liberty. The northerners did think that slavery should be abolished, but that was not all they fought for, however after winning the Civil War the northerners did achieve not only the unity of the nation but also the emancipation of