civil war: causes and impacts
The American Civil War
The American Civil War was one of the most momentous and controversial events in American history. The South wanted to maintain its way of life. Although the war was not fought over slavery directly, many causes were connected to slavery in some way. The South was tired of abolitionists and northerners in general criticizing them. “Bloody Kansas” angered both sides and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry was the last …
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…fought and over six hundred thousand died. There were still sectional tensions but most were pardoned and most were glad to end the war.
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