Southern states from the Union at some point in 1860 and 1861 . The events that triggered the American Civil War took place after the election of Abraham Lincoln (Magstadt , 2001 . The Civil War was partly a struggle over the proper role of national and state governments . After the war ended in 1865 , the authority of Congress to create laws affecting state and local issues grew steadily . The power of the federal government has significantly developed because of the continuing increase...











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