A 14th tiny, very dim, moon was discovered in 2013 and awaits official recognition. Triton, Neptune's largest moon, orbits the planet in the opposite direction compared with the rest of the moons, suggesting that it may have been captured by Neptune in the distant past.
History & Culture. The US Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865 and led to over 618,000 casualties. Its causes can be traced back to tensions that formed early in the nation's history. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. With Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793, cotton became very profitable.
One of the primary differences between the Northern and Southern economy before the American Civil War was the presence of slavery. Uncle Tom's Cabin focuses on this element, this difference between North and South.Part of the reason why slavery is shown to be so cruel is that it degrades human beings as objects.ncle Tom;s Cabin was written in the 1850's, which was the time period where slavery was a big issue. The book focuses a lot on the differences between the North and the South. The Southern economy was based on the slave trade.