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Causes of the American Civil War

Mark Rathbone consi ders what led to the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861

Source A The first action of the US Civil War — the bombardment of Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861
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AQA America, 1840–1895: expansion and consolidation

OCR (B) The making of America, 1789–1900

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