A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.
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I don't know the answer to your question, but down here, we call it "The War of Northern Aggression" or "The War for States Rights" There was nothing "Civil" about it.
The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederacy (south). The war was fought mainly about the issue of slavery. The Union eventually won and that is what makes us the United States of America today.
A civil war is between people who are part of the same country. A war, a true war, is between two or more countries.
"Civil War" was the term applied by the winners, denoting Northern opinion that it was a war between residents of the same country. In the South, it's often referred to as the "War Between the States" or, sometimes, "The War of Yankee Aggression."
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