The _______ was largely caused by a disagreement over states' rights. The southern states were in favor of more autonomy and ultimately seceded from the Union in order to establish their own nation in which slavery would be legal. The Union asserted that the southern states did not have the right to do this. Bloody fighting broke out as a result.

Question

What is the paragraph above about?

A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Revolutionary War
C. Civil War
D. Nullification Crisis

Answer 1

C. Civil War