Question

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What caused the Civil War and when did the Civil War end?

Answer in complete sentences without plagiarism.

Answer 1

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Step-by-step explanation:

The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America; four more states soon joined them. The War Between the States, as the Civil War was also known, ended in Confederate surrender in 1865.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. .The event that triggered war came at Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay on April 12, 1861. The civile war ended on May 13, 1865.