which events led up to the civil war
The most significant, but not quite all, notable events related to government, secession of states, actions of key individuals, and initiation of the American Civil War that occurred between November 6, 1860 and April 15, 1861 follow.
Transcript: Top 5 Causes of the Civil War. The American Civil War cost of 620,000 American lives, which is roughly only 1% of the African lives lost to the slave trade. However, to say the Civil War was fought over slavery is an over simplified answer. Here are the top five causes of the civil war.