Civil War and Reconstruction Overview

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The time period is 1844 to 1877. The first marking the acceleration of westward expansion

and the second marking the end of reconstruction. So, this unit is positively dominated by the

Civil War. So, first, what caused it? Well,

the short answer is the bitter fight over slavery. And what really amped up the fight

was a little thing called manifest destiny, which was a belief that fueled American

westward expansion. Thanks to the annexation of Texas and the 00:00:23 Mexican-American

War, a new spat erupted about whether slavery could be extended into the newly acquired