The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865. Eleven states seceded from the union to form the Confederate States of America. While the Civil War was devastating for the United States in terms of human loss of life, it was also the event that caused the American states to finally become united. What were the major events that led to secession and the beginning of the Civil War? Here is a list of the top nine events that led progressively towards the Civil War listed in chronological order.
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<span>a letter to a congressman- Input
a picket line of union members demanding new rules- Input
a Veteran's Day parade voting a tax increase a new super highway- Input
a law against frisbees- Output
a parent-teacher resolution to ask the state for new books- Input.
Requests/demonstrations = input.
Laws and responses from the government are outputs.</span>
When making decisions, the Supreme Courts often tries to rely on precedents from previous Supreme Court decisions, since they often to not want to "ruffle the feathers" of established law in the US.
