American Civil War
1861–1865 civil war in the United States between the North and the South over the enslavement of African-Americans
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Summary
American Civil War is a civil war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of civil war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90,936 views/month, #1 of 205).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: historical period[4]
- Followed by: Second American Civil War[5], Reconstruction Era[6]
- Location: Southern United States[7], Northern United States[8], United States[9]
- Commons category: American Civil War[10]
- Has part(s): Eastern Theater of the American Civil War[11], Western Theater of the American Civil War[12], Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War[13], Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War[14], First Battle of Bull Run[15], Battle of Fort Sumter[16]
- Start time: April 12, 1861[17]
- End time: April 9, 1865[18]
- Point in time: April 12, 1865[19]
- Participant: Union[20], Confederate States of America[21]
- Has cause: slavery in the United States[22], states' rights[23], Tariff of Abominations[24], Abraham Lincoln[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:American Civil War[26]
- Commons gallery: American Civil War[27]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:American Civil War[28]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], The Encyclopedia Americana[31], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[32]
- Topic has template: Template:American Civil War[33]
- Nickname: War Between the States[34], War of Northern Aggression[35]
- Has immediate cause: 1860 United States presidential election[36], secession of the Southern United States[37], Battle of Fort Sumter[38], Proclamation 80[39]
- Has contributing factor: Fugitive Slave Act of 1850[40], Kansas–Nebraska Act[41], Dred Scott v. Sandford[42], John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry[43], 1860 Democratic National Convention[44]
- Has effect: Emancipation Proclamation[45], Прокламации об амнистии[46], Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution[47], Reconstruction Era[48], United States[49], Confederate States of America[50]
- Short name: Civil War[51]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for American Civil War include Civil War token[52], a token coin[53].
Why It Matters
American Civil War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Civil War token[52], a token coin[53].