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U.S. Civil War, Origins
Historians who debate the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons that seven Southern states (followed by four other states after the onset of the war) declared their secession from the United States (the Union) and united to form the Confederate States (known as the "Confederacy"), and the reasons that the North refused to let them go. Proponents of the pseudo-historical Lost Cause ideology have denied that slavery was the principal cause of the secession. While historians in the 21st century agree on the centrality of the conflict over slavery—it was not just "a cause" of the war but "the cause"—they disagree sharply on which aspects of this conflict (ideological, economic, political, or social) were most important. The principal political battle leading to Southern secession was over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into newly acquired Western territories destined to become states. Initially Congress had admitted new states into the Union in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumter
Sumter may refer to: People Given name * Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist * Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general Surname * Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer * Shavonda E. Sumter (born 1974), American politician * Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), brigadier general during the American War of Independence * Thomas De Lage Sumter (1809–1874), American politician Places * Fort Sumter, location of the first shots of the United States Civil War * Sumter, Georgia * Sumter, Nebraska * Sumter, South Carolina * Sumter National Forest * Sumter County, Alabama * Sumter County, Florida * Sumter County, Georgia * Sumter County, South Carolina * Sumter Township, McLeod County, Minnesota Ships * CSS Sumter, CSS ''Sumter'' a Confederate Navy vessel in the American Civil War * , the former CSS ''General Sumter'', a cottonclad ram captured in 1862 * (previously AP-97), an attack transport; formerly ''Iberville'' * , a tank landing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
