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What event triggered the start of the Civil War?

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The Fall of Harper's Ferry

The Fall of Fort Sumter

the hanging of John Brown

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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. So the second one.
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