1) The #1 social cause of civil war was the debate on slavery.
2) The #1 political cause of the civil war was the states rights
3) The #1 economic cause of the civil war was the expansion of areas for farming. Some country's couldn't provide enough food for the people because there wasn't enough area to farm.
One example is that on the cartridges in the gun that had to be pulled out with their teeth, were greased with pork or beef fat, which was against their religion. a second is that they didn't respect many of the traditions.
It rose public awareness, and lead to public outrage. It also put pressure on government officials. Name which civil rights leader who was assassinated in April 1968.