Ciwil war

The civil war The civil war started because 11 southern states broke away from the Union to start their own government called the confederated states of America. It happened because of a long standing debate about slavery. The northern states were the opponents of slavery on one side and the southern states were the advocates of slavery on the other side. After the violence in Kansas caused by an issue about slavery, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. The southern states began to think that president Abraham Lincoln would abolish slavery and make decisions without them. So henceforth,