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What event triggered the start of the Civil War?

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some people wanted to not have others come into the country while others didn't so there was a big civil war about it

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At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.
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