ould Lincoln be the
             president of the United States if most of the Southern didn't vote for him.
             Now, as we could see, our nation started to divide into two, the south and the
             During the year of 1861 to 1865, there were thousands of war between south and
             north and there were countless people died in it. The war immediately began
             when south and north fought for Fort Sumter. At Lincoln's inauguration in March
             4, 186`, the new president said that he had no plans to tend slavery in those
             states where it already existed, but he also said that he would not accept
             secession. Lincoln hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare. When
             president Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, where North only had
             in the South at the time, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to
             avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of
             the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered
             to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was
             rejected, and in April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort.
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