HIST101 Lecture Notes - Emancipation Proclamation
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Causes: the american civil war was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the. Confederate states of america, made up of southern states that seceded from the united states, and the union, made up of northern states that remained part of the us. The main cause of the war was the issue of slavery and the tensions it created between the north and south: major events: the war was marked by several key events, including the battle of. Fort sumter in 1861, the emancipation proclamation in 1863, and the surrender of confederate general robert e. lee at appomattox courthouse in 1865. These events helped shape the course of the war and ultimately led to the defeat of the. Confederacy and the end of slavery in the united states: key gures: abraham lincoln, who served as president of the united states and led the union through the war; jefferson davis, who served as president of the.
