The American Civil War began primarily due to tensions between the Northern states, which favored a more industrial economy and the abolition of slavery, and the Southern states, which relied on an agrarian economy sustained by slave labor. Key issues included states' rights, economic disparities, and the expansion of slavery into new territories. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, who was seen as anti-slavery, prompted several Southern states to secede from the Union, ultimately leading to the war's outbreak in 1861.
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