Why was there a civil war in the United States and what were its results

Why was there a civil war in the United States and what were its results

Syllabus Objectives

Focus points

  •  How far did slavery cause the Civil War?
  • What was the significance of Lincoln’s election as president?
  •  Why was the North able to win the war?
  •  Did the war change anything?

Specified content

  • Causes and consequences of the American Civil War, 1820–77: – differences between North and South – slavery, slave states and free states, abolitionism – the 1860 election and secession of the Southern states – reasons for the North’s victory and the South’s defeat – the role of Lincoln – reconstruction and the extent of its success

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