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The beginnings of the US Civil War began when the US Constitution did not abolish slavery. Thus slavery continued and expanded in numbers in the years building up to the assault on Fort Sumter in April of 1861. For many Southerners, the straw that broke the camel's back was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. An avowed anti-slavery politician, he promised the South that he had no intension of abolishing slavery where it already existed.Southerners believed that their economy and way of life was threatened by Lincoln's election.
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∙ 18y agoDebate over slavery and which territories would enter as states free and which would enter as slave states.
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∙ 14y agostates rights and slavery. but how did they increase the sectional tensions??
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∙ 7y agoApril 12, 1861 the confederate army bombed Ft. Sumter in Charelston harbor beginning the war.
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Which event marked the beginning of a long period of repubican control?
Civil War
What event took place immediately after the English civil war?
The execution of Charles 1 happened immediately after the civil war.
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...the Civil War?
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Vicksburg
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It started off as a civil war, then ended up as an international war.
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There is no "how' but there are many "whys". The event that touched it off was the cadets from Charleston SC Citadel firing on Fort Sumter which was controlled by the North. As far a why, many social, political, and economic reasons. A good resource for understanding is Bruce Canon's "The Civil War".
What event led the 13th 14th and 15th amendment?
The civil war.
Which event marked the beginning of a long period of repubican control?
Civil War
Which event marked the beginning of the republican control?
Civil War
What event lasted from 1861 to 1865?
Civil War
What was the biggest event leading to the civil war?
slavery
Where are there Civil War reenactments in Ohio?
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What event took place immediately after the English civil war?
The execution of Charles 1 happened immediately after the civil war.
What event began the civil war in South Carolina?
Fort sumter, fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war
What event marked the start of the civil war?
Fort Sumter started the American Civil War.
What is an important event from George Washington?
He fought in the Civil War
A main event in the US Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg.
