Who caused the war and what were the countries/states involved

Who started the war

It all begin when eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the U.S. and form a party, “ Confederate States of America”, also known as The Confederacy.
This party, fought against the U.S federal government, The Union, which was mostly supported by the free states, and other slave states in the North.

Then, in 1860, the Republican Party campaigned in the presidential election, and they were against the expansion of slavery beyond the states that were present then. The Republican’s victory during the election caused seven southern states declaring secession from the Union before Lincoln took office. This caused the U.S. administrations to reject secession and regarding it as rebellion.

Thus, the main reason for the American Civil War to begin was the act of slavery in America. Soon after the elections, hostiles and violence started to take place.

Which countries/armies/states fought in the war?

South Carolina
Argued for slavery rights in the South.

Confederate States of America
Seven states had declared their secession from the Union. They established a Southern government, the Confederate States of America.

The Confederacy
Seven Deep South cotton states seceded by February 1861, starting with South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas.
The Union states

Twenty-three states remained loyal to the Union: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. During the war, Nevada and West Virginia joined as new states of the Union.

Nicholas Khek (2p3-23)