The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1)

Summary by Krater

This video covers the events leading up to the American Civil War, from Abraham Lincoln's early life and political rise to the election of 1860, the secession of Southern states, and the Battle of Fort Sumter, concluding with the start of the war and the Union's early struggles.

From the video

Answers: What led to the American Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln
• American Civil War
• Secession of Southern states
• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• John Brown's raid
• Election of 1860
• Battle of Fort Sumter
• Battle of Bull Run
• Peninsular Campaign
• Battle of Antietam

What it concludes

• Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 without appearing on the ballot in ten Southern states triggered the secession of eleven Southern states.
• The Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861 marked the beginning of the American Civil War.
• The First Battle of Bull Run demonstrated to both sides that the war would not be short or easily won.
• The Battle of Antietam resulted in a Union victory that gave Lincoln the political backing to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.