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The American Civil War began primarily over the issue of slavery.

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Is it true that the American Civil War began primarily over the issue of slavery?

Yes. A reference encyclopedia states the Confederate states seceded to preserve slavery, and a Tennessee history text names slavery as a foremost cause of the war. Other sources list slavery alongside states' rights and westward expansion rather than as the sole primary cause.

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American Civil War
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American Civil War. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

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Slavery and the Civil War
2017
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Slavery and the Civil War. (2017). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300203516.003.0003

Civil War: Causes, Dates, Battles & Aftermath | HISTORY
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Civil War: Causes, Dates, Battles & Aftermath | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/american-civil-war-history

History of Tennessee/Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age in Tennessee (1861-1900)
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History of Tennessee/Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age in Tennessee (1861-1900). (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_Tennessee/Civil_War,_Reconstruction,_and_the_Gilded_Age_in_Tennessee_(1861-1900)

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