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The document discusses the history of the American Civil War and the events that led to its outbreak. Tensions between northern and southern states had been rising for decades over issues such as states' rights and the extension of slavery into new western territories. These sectional divisions came to a head in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln, leading southern states to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America in an effort to protect the institution of slavery.
The document discusses the history of the American Civil War and the events that led to its outbreak. Tensions between northern and southern states had been rising for decades over issues such as states' rights and the extension of slavery into new western territories. These sectional divisions came to a head in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln, leading southern states to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America in an effort to protect the institution of slavery.
The document discusses the history of the American Civil War and the events that led to its outbreak. Tensions between northern and southern states had been rising for decades over issues such as states' rights and the extension of slavery into new western territories. These sectional divisions came to a head in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln, leading southern states to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America in an effort to protect the institution of slavery.