Increased access to natural resources
Create new trade agreements
Grant was one of the few Generals of the time that had a strategy, and tactical capabilities. When you examined the Generals of the time very few had an overall strategy, the mast majority of Generals had only focused on their theater
The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. ... The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War. The United States had become increasingly divided during the 1850s over sectional disagreements, especially regarding the extension of slavery into the territories.
