USA HISTORY

Read the following section and identify the main idea.The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the bloodiest war in U.S. history. It was fought between the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the southern states). The Confederate states seceded, or left, the United States in 1861. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed during the Civil War. More than 50 major battles were fought. Below are five of the most important.

(A) The Confederate states seceded, or left, the United States in 1861.

(B) ** The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the bloodiest war in U.S. history.

(C) More than 50 major battles were fought.

(D) It was fought between the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the southern states).

Concept note-1: -What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states’ rights.

Concept note-2: -American Civil War, also called War Between the States, four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.

Concept note-3: -At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.