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Which primary source document could help a historian understand why the Civil War started?

A) a Map of the 1860 presidential election results
B) A map showing where the first battles started
C) An editorial from the Charleston Mercury in 1860
D) An essay that lists several possible causes

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D) an essay that lists several possible causes

this would obviously be helpful when trying to find out what caused it, considering it contains a list of possible reasons

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