This 3 minute video provides an overview of the key events that led to the US Civil War. It discusses how the issue of states' rights and the expansion of slavery into new western territories increased tensions between the North and South. Ultimately, the election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, caused Southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America, leading to the start of the Civil War in 1861 as the North fought to preserve the Union.
This 3 minute video provides an overview of the key events that led to the US Civil War. It discusses how the issue of states' rights and the expansion of slavery into new western territories increased tensions between the North and South. Ultimately, the election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, caused Southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America, leading to the start of the Civil War in 1861 as the North fought to preserve the Union.
This 3 minute video provides an overview of the key events that led to the US Civil War. It discusses how the issue of states' rights and the expansion of slavery into new western territories increased tensions between the North and South. Ultimately, the election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, caused Southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America, leading to the start of the Civil War in 1861 as the North fought to preserve the Union.