Causes of the Civil War Causes for the outbreak of Civil War existed in plenty and one of the most prominent among them was the prevalence of slavery in the United States during this period. While the economy of the Northern states was driven by industries, the same was driven by agriculture in the Southern states.
The Kitchen Cabinet was a term used by political opponents of U.S. President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisors. The kitchen cabinet reached its peak following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the Eaton Affair and his break with Vice President John Calhoun in 1831.
Thomas Jefferson gives his attention on reconciling colonies and restoring the principles of the Revolution of 1776. Jefferson believed in an agrarian society with strong local governments, unlike to the Federalist leaders who supported the big government. He also chooses a more informal style of government than spectacle ceremony. Jefferson reduces the size and power of the government, he repealed the Alien and Sedition Acts, ended the whiskey acts and reduced the number to cut costs.