Question

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What were the 2 most important events that cause the Civil War?
When and where did it happen?
How did this help to cause the Civil War?
Who were the people involved in this event?

Answer 1

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Explanation: 1. Abraham Lincoln is elected President

January 1861

Half the states did not want Abraham elected, so they split up, causing the formation of the Union and the Confederacy

Abraham Lincoln, the States

2. Battle of Fort Sumter

April 12, 1861

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

The official start to the Civil War, and the surrender of Fort Sumpter

General P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederacy), Robert Anderson (Union)