What started the Revolution

The Revolution began because the colonials opposed the British rule when the British wanted to impose harsher taxes and more laws onto them. They wanted to be free whereas the Brits wanted to put them under their control even more.

the indians crossed artificial boundaries, setting the stage for conflict

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.