The anti-conscription riots.
Several events contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people consider the 1861 battle of Fort Sumter to be the direct trigger.
Many significant events occurred in 1865,possibly the MOST significant being the surrender of Gen. Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865.
A slave insurrection led by Nat Turner that killed fifty-seven whites, caused some in the Virginia General Assembly consider ending slavery as a safety precaution. However, this suggestion did not gain the needed support from the majority and never became law.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia took place at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, marking a significant turning point in the American Civil War. This event effectively led to the conclusion of the conflict, as it symbolized the collapse of the Confederacy.
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
Lincoln wanted to get rid of slavery and the south didn't agree, so they left and refused to return to the Union. Thats what started the Civil War.
people wanted slavery and some didn't so they went to war agiostThe Election of Abraham Lincoln, which prompted slave holding southern states to secede and then fired on Fort Sumter.
The action that caused four more states to join the Confederacy was the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. This event marked the beginning of the Civil War and prompted Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States. The assault galvanized support for secession in these states, as they viewed it as a defense of their rights and way of life.
Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.
The election of Abraham Lincoln as a President of the United States in 1860 Indeed that happened before the outbreak of the Civil War.
The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the pivotal event that prompted several southern states to secede from the Union. Lincoln, representing the anti-slavery Republican Party, was perceived by many in the South as a threat to the institution of slavery and their way of life. In response, states like South Carolina began seceding in December 1860, ultimately leading to the formation of the Confederacy and the onset of the Civil War.
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The anti-conscription riots.
The Confederated fired on Fort Sumter in April of 1865.
John Brown's capture of the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
Several Civil War Battles including Bull Run, Chancellorsville and the battle of Appomattox Courthouse.