How the War Began
The Revolutionary War in North America ended in 1783. In 1793, a diplomat travelled from North America to Britain with a goal in mind- to abolish the practice of slavery in the United States. David Humphries travelled to Britain and met with Heads of State and Ministers.
He demonstrated the power of technologies invented by the skilled and educated and then convinced Britain that all of the labor in America would yield to larger returns overtime if the slaves were freed, educated, and given better the opportunity to create these technologies. His demonstration to the British was so powerful that they made a sweeping decision that would impact and shape the future of the United States in the most profound way since its settlement.
As of 1800, Britain would no longer accept trade goods from any statehood or organization that employed the use of slave labor.
When this proclamation made it to North America, the northern states were quick to abolish the practice of slavery. Their economy was developing quickly away from agriculture because most of the farming had shifted to the southern states. Southern states were reluctant to abolish slavery. They were more willing to establish trade agreements with other countries and many of these other countries also engaged in the slave trade and had economies that were thriving because of it.
As long as the South continued to employ slaves, Britain refused to accept any trade goods from the North as well. By 1825, the North was struggling to find other trade partners and they needed Britain’s wealth to survive. It was at this time that the North declared itself an independent Union of States. They were able to rekindle their relationship with Britain, but the North soon found themselves without as much food as they needed or enough raw materials to fuel the factories and businesses that they had created.
In 1835, The North armed its men, and they moved south, in an attempt to get the resources that they needed. The South responded by organizing themselves as a Confederation of States and responded to the attacks by the North. 1835 has marked the beginning of a long war within the United States.