{"id":10874,"date":"2017-07-26t17:38:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-27t00:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10874"},"modified":"2018-12-12t18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13t02:04:41","slug":"american-civil-war-apush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/american-civil-war-apush\/","title":{"rendered":"the american civil war: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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a depiction of the battle of gettysburg, which was fought during the american civil war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the american civil war is also known as \u201cthe war between the states\u201d. the war divided the country between the north (the united states of america) and the south (the confederate states of america). check out this american civil war apush review to prepare you to answer questions about it on the exam.<\/p>\n

what is the american civil war?<\/h2>\n

in the beginning, the issue of slavery divided the country. after abraham lincoln was elected as president of the united states, the southern states worried that he would end slavery. therefore, they decided that they had the right to secede and start their own country.
\nthe northern states focused on reuniting the country. however, slavery became the moral reason to win the war for the north.<\/p>\n

years<\/h2>\n

april 12, 1860 \u2013 may 9, 1865<\/p>\n

why is it important?<\/h2>\n

some of the things that came out of the american civil war include:<\/p>\n