Civil War (US)

The American Civil War (1861 - 1865) was a separatist conflict between the United States Federal government (the "Union") and eleven Southern slave states that declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America, led by President Jefferson Davis. The Union, led by President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party, opposed the expansion of slavery and rejected any right of secession. Fighting commenced on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a Federal military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

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The fighting ended with the surrender of the conventional Confederate forces. There was no significant guerrilla warfare. Many senior Confederate leaders escaped to Europe, to Mexico, or even to Brazil; Davis was captured and imprisoned for two years, but never brought to trial. Indeed, there were no treason trials for anyone.


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Short summary

The Civil War started because of slavery. The North wanted to get rid of it, because they are very industrilazed and thought it had violated the first amendmend. The South wanted to keep it, because they are very agricultural and need slaves to help them plant. President Lincoln is an anti-slavery and want to get rid of slavery. The south wasn't happy about it. They refused to compromise and left the UNION.

After the war, the North helped the South to RECONSTRUCTION. The RECONSTRUCTION ended at 1877.

President Lincoln was asassinated by a Southerner in the theater.

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