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Seven states had seceded from the United States by 1861. One of those Confederate states, South Carolina, demanded that the US Army leave Fort Sumter, which started the Civil War.
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Who started the Civil War start?
the shooting at fort Sumter started the civil war and the confedarate fired at the union
What did the drexel Morgan and company do during he civil war?
it was started after the civil war
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What was the signifacance of the battle of Fort Sumter?
it started the civil war, it was the battle that started the civil war, however u want to put it
What action taken by South Carolina started the civil war?
The state of South Carolina was the first state to leave the United States prior to the Civil War. They started the Confederacy.
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