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The American Civil war was fought between United States of American and Union states, also known as the South, from the years 1861 - 1865. So what was it that actually what caused the civil war. There was controversary in the United States, long before the civil war broke out involving everything from states rights, tarriffs and the most notable - slavery. Several States left the Union, or The United States after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. These states were primarily agricultural states where slavery was legal, forming the Confederate States of America on Feb 4th 1861. They chose Jefferson Davis as their president. So what what caused the civil war is difficult to define, however by reading the our articles you can come up with a better idea.
We have information people involved in the war like civil war generals and even information on many of the most famous Civil War Major Battles.
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