Question

What caused the American Civil War to break out? Was there one factor that caused more conflict leading to the American Civil War?

Answer 1

because of SLAVERY

Step-by-step explanation:

there were free and slave states, they wanted to prohibit slavery in land that wasnt considered a state yet

Answer 2

There were multiple factors that led to it.

The “stepping stones” that caused tensions to rise:
1: People in the North wanting to ban slavery.
2: People in the South wanting to keep slavery around.

The reasons that directly led to the war:
1: Abraham Lincoln being elected as the president of the US.
2: The South seceding from the North and making their own country.