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Civil War |
A war between citizens of the same country |
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American Civil War |
War between the North and the South |
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Causes of the American Civil War |
The North and South were very different regions. They had different resources and different industries. The North and South disagreed about slavery. They argued over whether new states would be slave or free. After Lincoln was elected President, the South seceded and the Civil War began as the North tried to reunite the country. |
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Abolitionist |
A person who wants to get rid of or abolish slavery |
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Secede |
To break away from a country. The South did this after Lincoln's election and this started the Civil War |
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Confederacy |
The South |
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Union |
The North |
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Emancipation Proclamation |
Lincoln freeing the slaves, except the South didn't listen to him |
