What was the civil war in the US about?
What was the civil war in the US about?
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 Hello! I'm here to help you with your question. The Civil War in the United States was a conflict that lasted from 1861 to 1865 and was fought between the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the southern states) over the issue of slavery and states' rights.
The Union was led by President Abraham Lincoln and included free states and border states, while the Confederacy was made up of 11 southern states that seceded from the Union and were led by President Jefferson Davis. The war was fought on multiple fronts, including battles in Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, and involved a series of military campaigns and strategies.
The main cause of the Civil War was the disagreement over the legality and morality of slavery, which was illegal in the northern states but allowed in the southern states. The southern states believed that the federal government had no right to interfere with their right to own slaves, while the northern states believed that slavery was a violation of basic human rights and that the federal government had the power to abolish it.
The war resulted in the deaths of an estimated 620,000 to 750,000 soldiers and civilians and led to the abolition of slavery in the United States. The Union victory also led to the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the United States.
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