American Civil War Part 1

The American Civil War (1861 1865), also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the U.S. federal government (the "Union"), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states in the north. In the presidential election of 1860, the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. The Republican victory in that election resulted in seven Southern states declaring their secession from the Union even before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861.

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The American Civil War (1861-1865), also known as theWar Between the States and several other names, was acivil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy).Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the U.S. federal government (the "Union"), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states in thenorth. In the presidential election of 1860, the RepublicanParty, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which italready existed. The Republican victory in that electionresulted in seven Southern states declaring their secessionfrom the Union even before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861.