Why was the Civil War considered the second American Revolution?

Viewing
the American Civil War as the Second American Revolution began during the Progressive Era in the
early 20th Century. At this time, American history was being looked at in a new light, often
through an economic lense. Many historians of the Progressive Era, looking at the corruption
that defined their times, often viewed history as clashes between economic interests. According
to them, political, social, and philosophical ideologies were merely masks for historical
figures to achieve their economic goals.

Two prominent historians at the time
were Charles and Mary Beard (they were husband and wife). In the Beards' influential book,
The Rise of American Civilization, they depicted the Civil War as a
struggle between a northern industrial class and southern planters for control in the federal
government. In doing so, the Beards' nearly wrote the issue of slavery out of the whole history.
One chapter in this book concerning the Civil War is titled The Second American
Revolution . In the...

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