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There were multiple problems that caused the the Civil War, but none more influential than the secession of the South. When the South seceeded Lincoln had to get the world on his side. The South made their own country, it was called the the Confederate States of America, and the even had their own capital and president. The secession of the Southern States was what caused the Civil War to breakout.

South Carolina was the first Southern State to secede. The rest of the states that seceeded followed in South Carolina's footsteps soon after that. With the Southern States becoming their own country, came the nervousness of the North. After the firing of Fort Sumter, Lincoln wanted to send troops through Virginia, but the Virgianians did not want the troops going through their state, so they seceeded to the South Confederacy. Lincoln provoked the South to attack the North when he sent his troups to Fort Sumter. This was important because it gave Lincoln a cause to attack back on the South without him seeming like the bad guy.

The secession of the Southern States was what caused the Civil War. When the South seceeded they made their own country and this scared the North. The North was left to retaliate and defend their cause.