From Lincoln's election to the formation of the Confederacy and Fort Sumter.

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US history on Khan Academy: From a mosquitoridden backwater to the world's last remaining superpower, the United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people, for the people. Its citizens' struggle to achieve that goal is a dramatic story stretching over hundreds of years.

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