Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Settlement and conflict on the Plains 1861–1877.
The American conflict (1861–1865) between Northern and Southern states; its political impact allowed the Northern-led Congress to pass expansionist laws like the Homestead Act without Southern opposition.
Civil War appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Making of America (1789–1900), especially Settlement and conflict on the Plains 1861–1877 and White American exploitation.
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