The Civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States, the War of Rebellion or the War for Southern Independence. It began on April 12 1861 and lasted until May 26 1865. The Civil War was a military conflict between the United States of America, the Union and the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy. This war had brought freedom to 4 million black slaves. The main debate between the North and the South on the eve of the war was whether slavery should be permitted in the Western territories. The period from 1820-1860 is known as a divisive, tensed era in American History. Some events have been significant in causing the War Between the States are
The Election of Lincoln I think was the most significant; I ranked that event as number one. The reason for this is that when Lincoln was elected president the South
The event I have ranked third would be the Kansas Nebraska Act. This act had caused tension between the North and the South before the Civil War. This act had went against the Missouri Compromise because the compromise was that the territories north of 36° 30' where to prohibit slavery. Then the Kansas Nebraska Act stated that the people of the territory should decide for themselves the legality of slaveholding. Since Kansas and Nebraska were north of the line established in the Missouri Compromise, the act made possible the extension of the slave system into territory previously considered free soil. Soon, settlers in Kansas were engaged in a bloody battle to decide the slavery issue. This was significant because it was causing more tension to the both sides.
The event I have ranked second would be the Secession of South Carolina. I ranked that one fifth. Seven states of the lower South had formed themselves into the Confederate States of America. The reason why the
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