The Civil War: An Important War For America

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Brandon B The Civil War, was a very important war for America. This single war predicted the outcome of the United States. If we would have lost America would of been in two different countries. A new nation would be born and half a Nation would be gone but how would the Nation be divided if the South had won the Civil War? I think if the South had won the war they would have made up a new country named the Confederacy. Another thing is that slaves could of still been possibly used till this day. When the North would of lost I believe Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t of been assassinated and probably known as one of the worst presidents in the United States. I feel like that the South would be enemies with us and America would not

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