The American Civil War

The United States of America is these days the most powerful country in the world but back in 1861 the tide was different due to an incredible event in which 660,000(Encarta 1997 Encyclopedia) people died in a war which was just because of a difference in opinion. Thoughout this essay I will talk briefly about how the civil war started then mainly what led to the end of this terrible event. The American civil war was a …showed first 75 words of 1271 total…

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