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American Civil War

The American Civil War Horrific! The American Civil War, also known as the War Between States and the War Of Secession, was an extremely gruesome and bloody war (World Book 614). The war, which started on April 12, 1861, when the southern troops fired on Fort Sumter, and ended 4 years later, took more American lives than any other war in history (614). This war was between a divided union in whish the southern states were trying to preserve slavery while the northern states were dedicated to a more modern way of life and were trying to end slavery (614). This war was fought in the minds of great men like Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee and the end of the war was the beginning of a slavery free nation. The American Civil War was a horrible event in the history of the world which started from three main causes: slavery, disputes over states rights, and because of the division which existed between the South and the North.April 12, 181 was a day that would forever live in the history of the United States. On this day, the Southern troops of the Confederate States fired the first shots of the American Civil War on Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C. (World Book 614). Before this day, Americans had an abiding faith in the politics and the democratic ideals on which this new country was based. Andrew Jackson described Americans as guardians of freedom for the human race. James K. Polk spoke of the American government as This most admirable and wisest system ever devised. Americans, north and south, regarded these statements as true. American politics was a fiercely partisan affair at first. It was all for the good of the new nation. At the close of the 1850s, citizens wondered if their political ideas and views could split the union (Davis, 22)! Southern states began to secede, South Carolina being the first. On December 20, 1860, President Jamison held up a document at St. Andrews Hall in South Carolina and declared, I procla...

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