USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the northern states loyal to the Union and the 7 southern states that had seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fact #1: The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the Southern states from 1861-1865.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states.

Detailed explanation-5: -The resources available to both sides had a part in the Civil War lasting for four years allowing the war to drag on. Although the South had less soldiers, it had the civilians support and the resources they provided. While the North was more divided which allowed the war to last longer.