In this course Professor David Blight explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877 through twenty-seven video lectures. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple...

Here is a summary of the factors that led to the Civil War. You can also link to pages with photos on battles, forts, communication, hospitals, and more.

This is a narrative detailing the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 and the controversy that grew from it.

A look at how the Northerners perceived the conflict between North and South, a conflict between people who were for freedom and and those who were for slavery.