Neither States Rights nor Slavery caused the Civil War

Since my opponent has forfeited for a second time, I will close some loopholes in my argument. Cause 1: At first, this my seem about states rights for slavery. But one, slavery is irrelevant because the states are questioning how much power the Federal Government can have. They are not just questioning how far the Government can get into slavery. Slavery is just one of the many factors. So one down, one to go. True, states rights did have more of an effect than slavery did, but it is still not the number one cause. So states rights can be attributed to this issue, but the only one. Cause 2: This tension in Kansas (or the mini-Civil War) just made the issue worse. Cause 3: Again, at first, this my seem about states rights. This was not just about states rights though. This one is about the extent of Federal Power (you can argue the two are the same thing, but they are not). Causes 4-5: The war still could have been prevented even after the seven deep south states had seceded. But this led to Fort Sumter. Cause 6: Since war could still have been prevented, Fort Sumter, after it's surrender, becomes the second biggest cause of the war because this essentially started the war. Three days after it's surrender, Lincoln calls for 75,000, which makes the border states secede, and you have a war. This was the explosion of the powder keg. Cause 7-9: These causes just solidified the situation of the border states. This just alowed for the overland campaign to take place, and it allowed for thousands of more troops to fight in the war, since more states had declared their allegiances. Causes 10-12: These causes just crushed the belief of a one quick battle to decide it all. Causes 10 and 11 made sure the war would last a lot longer, and Cause 12 just made the war a lot bloodier. Cause 13: Again, this cause may seem irrelevant, but it had a big part in lighting the powder keg of war. The economic differences sparked a big contrast in economies. The two could not survive together. And the South was the one that would most certainly fall because the North's economic position was 10 times better than the South's economic position. And the only way to save the South's way of life: Secession. Why? Because then, the North and the South would be two seperate nations with two seperate economies that could function in the way that the people saw fit. Here are some soruces for the economic differences and for how it caused the civil war. http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us...; shows the two sides' economic differences. "This disparity between the two set up a major difference in economic attitudes. The South was based on the plantation system while the North was focused on city life. This change in the North meant that society evolved as people of different cultures and classes had to work together. On the other hand, the South continued to hold onto an antiquated social order.": http://americanhistory.about.com....; This site says that the economic differences were the number one cause of the Civil War. Check if you doubt me. This is the main site to debate currently. http://www.shmoop.com...; another article on the differences between economies. VOTERS: At this time, I would like to ask that each voter give me the conduct point. All can see why. Two forfeits by my opponent. LORD_LOGIC: I generally allow one forfeit with an explanation for that forfeit (or I ask the voters to decide, and advocate for a tie for the conduct point). But since this is your second time, and you provided no explanation, I have asked voters for the conduct point. To try to salvage this debate, debate me, and you can still very possibly win. I only have one guaranteed point. You can still capture six. It's not over yet.