Events Fueling the Civil War Consider the events that led to the Civil War and that fueled the bitterness between the North and South before and during the war. Part A Take notes on all the historical events listed in the table below. Use your prior knowledge, the lesson material, or additional research to describe each event. Be sure to explain how each event added to the tensions between North and South. Not all events have been mentioned in the tutorial, but information can be easily found about these major events at a library or on the Internet.