The topic I choose for my essay is: (Discuss the reality and significance of the Civil War in U.S. history. What were the factors that led to the outbreak of war? What were the long-term consequences of the conflict? Discuss Lincoln’s role. What did emancipation mean to both sides in the war?) I choose this topic for my essay, because I always learned about the American Civil War while I was in high school, but I never did any research on this topic. In this essay I will be discussing the significance of the Civil War, factors that led up to war, consequences of the war, role of the emancipation, and Lincoln’s role. To begin with the significances of the American Civil War. The Civil War was also known as the War of the Rebellion and the
