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Causes - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)

For more than 80 years, people in the Northern and Southern states had been debating the issues that ultimately led to war: economic policies and practices, ...

Causes Of The Civil War | History Detectives - PBS

A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control ...

Civil War ‑ Causes, Dates & Battles | HISTORY

The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, ...

Origins of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

The origins of the American Civil War were rooted in the desire of the Southern states to preserve the institution of slavery. Historians in the 21st ...

American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes ... - Britannica

American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate ...

Trigger Events of the Civil War | American Battlefield Trust

What caused the Civil War? It was the culmination of a series of confrontations concerning the institution of slavery and includes the Missouri Compromise, ...

9 Events That Led to the Civil War | HISTORY

9 Events That Led to the Civil War · Table of Contents · The Compromise of 1850 · The Fugitive Slave Act · 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Is Published · The ...

What really started the American Civil War?

Every American citizen, whether born in this country or naturalized, should understand that the conflict over slavery is what caused the Civil ...

Causes and Effects of the American Civil War - Britannica

Lists covering some of the major causes and effects of the American Civil War, conflict between the United States and the 11 Southern states that seceded ...

Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War - National Park Service

Most professional historians agree with Stephens that slavery and the status of African Americans were at the heart of the crisis that plunged the US into a ...

What Were the Top Causes of the Civil War? - ThoughtCo

While there were many causes of the U.S. Civil War, slavery was the common issue tying them together and ultimately leading to succession ...

Myths & Misunderstandings: What Caused the Civil War Archives

The immediate cause was Constitutional principle: the US government refused to recognize the southern states' right to secede from the Union.

American Civil War - Wikipedia

It remains the subject of cultural and historiographical debate. Of continuing interest is the fading myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. The war was ...

Causing the Civil War - Teachinghistory.org

Causing the Civil War. Historically, textbooks have taught that incompatibility between northern and southern economies caused the Civil War. The industrial ...

Civil War Causes - BrainPOP

The first shots were fired by the Confederacy at Fort Sumter in 1861. But deep divides over slavery had caused tension from the nation's very beginning.

The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States

... civil war. Our people, still attached to the Union from habit and national traditions, and averse to change, hoped that time, reason, and argument would ...

The American Civil War | Causes & Outcome - Lesson - Study.com

The reasons for the Civil War were disagreements over slavery, states vs. federal rights, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the economy. After the ...

What caused the Civil War? - YouTube

Garry Adelman gives a brief rundown on the causes of the American Civil War. Welcome to Battlefield U! We provide answers to your questions ...

What Were the Main Reasons for the US Civil War?

The event that triggered the American Civil War was the Confederate army's opening fire on a federal garrison at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.

How Civil Wars Start - Foreign Policy

Civil wars are unique in their specific causes, the ways they escalate from clashing interests to violence and the ways they de-escalate.