Causes of Civil War"Let me tell you what's coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasures and hundreds of thousands of lives, you may be able to - be winning the independence of the South, but I doubt it. The North is determined to preserve this Union They are not a fiery and impulsive people like you, because they live in colder climates. begins to move in a given direction, it advances with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche," -Gov. Sam Houston-Texas (Speaking as the Civil War Approaches). Economic and political differences are two of the causes of the civil war. There are many different causes that caused the Civil War, but the ones that had the greatest impact were slavery, other political events/differences, and economic differences/events between the North and South. One of the causes of the civil war was economic differences between countries. North and South. This includes differences in industry, transportation and agriculture. Although there was some industry in the South, it remained primarily agricultural. The industry was thriving and...