The Major Causes Of The Civil War

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The Civil War began on April 13, 1861. The major cause of the war was that the south wanted to keep slaves and the north wanted to abolish slavery. The major leaders were President Lincoln and General Grant, and Jefferson Davis and General Lee. The commander of Fort Sumter, Major Robert Anderson sent a request for provisions to be sent from Washington to Ft. Sumter and the execution of Lincoln's order to meet that request was seen by the south as an act of war. On April 12, 1861 Confederate forces fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter forcing them to surrender and beginning the war. On April 15, Lincoln called the states to send detachments totaling 75,000 troops to recapture forts, protect Washington, and "preserve the Union." After the Battle

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