The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and South. The civil war began as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people. There was 620,000 Americans that died in the civil war, that’s the highest number of people that have died in a war ( Battle Fields ). The civil issue was fought over the moral issue of slavery. I think that was a good enough reason to start the war because slavery was a major problem. They were fighting for a good cause and what was right.