The consensus of historians is the cause of the Civil War was slavery. Evidence includes the assertions of many Southern leaders, as documented in the secession resolutions.
A few people have worried about a new civil war. I don't share that worry, but out of my contrarian spirit I wonder this: if we were to have a new civil war, what would be the cause?
[Added: my point is that everything is clearer in hindsight.]
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