CIVIL WAR: A Youth's History of the Great Civil War in the United States from 1861 to 1865by R G Horton. 1867. 384p The causes of the Civil War were deeply entrenched in power struggles and ideological differences between the North and the South. The estrangement between these regions began with conflicting ideas about governance, with figures like Hamilton and Jefferson embodying contrasting views. The Adams Administration's triumph further fueled the divide, leading to the Alien and Sedition Laws that exacerbated tensions. As the