American Civil War - Slavery

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In the American civil war, America was divided into two unions

They were the Confederacy and the Union

Eleven states made up the Confederacy

The Union was against the Confederacy’s belief

The Confederacy’s belief was to let slavery go on, however the Union states were anti-slavery

The two border states flags, the Union (left) and the Confederacy (right)

The Confederacy liked slavery because they used slaves to grow produce which could be greatly used for trade

In the Union states, slavery was illegal, but not every civilian was against it

Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Union states and Jefferson Davis was the leader of the Confederacy

Lincoln led his belief to his people that slavery was “monstrous injustice”

Map of Border States

There are many sources which show that the slavery issue was not started by the civil war but the main cause that led to the war

Since the Union States believed in anti-slavery, there were many abolitionists, such as Wendell Philips

Wendell Philips

The 13th Amendment to the US constitution ended the American Civil War

The 13th Amendment states that no act of slavery shall be accepted by the United States of America

The amendment was made by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States

Abraham Lincoln

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