The Indian Rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes. ... The spark that led to a mutiny in several sepoy companies was the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February, 1857. A rumour was spread that the cartridges were made from cow and pig fat.
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Fort Sumter
<u>The civil war began primarily as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people.</u>
The war started in April 1861
The secessionist forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. After a month of Abraham Lincoln had been elected as the President of the United States.
