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Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Civil War and the Constitution
Begins a discussion of how the Civil War tested and transformed the American political system.
A&E Television
History.com: This Day in History: 1861 the Civil War Begins
Explains how the Civil War began when Fort Sumter was attacked on April 12, 1861. [1:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Civil War Begins: The Abolitionists
Video clip tells the story of the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 and the role of the abolitionists. [1:39]