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    The American Civil War broke out in 1861 over political and economic tensions between the industrialized Northern states and the agricultural Southern states which relied on slave labor. The Southern states seceded to form the Confederate States of America after Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party, who opposed the expansion of slavery, won the 1860 presidential election. After four years of fighting, the North emerged victorious in 1865. Slavery was abolished through the 13th Amendment, but divisions between North and South remained as the South's economy was devastated by the war's end.

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    The American Civil War broke out in 1861 over political and economic tensions between the industrialized Northern states and the agricultural Southern states which relied on slave labor. The Southern states seceded to form the Confederate States of America after Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party, who opposed the expansion of slavery, won the 1860 presidential election. After four years of fighting, the North emerged victorious in 1865. Slavery was abolished through the 13th Amendment, but divisions between North and South remained as the South's economy was devastated by the war's end.

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    The American Civil War broke out in 1861 over political and economic tensions between the industrialized Northern states and the agricultural Southern states which relied on slave labor. The Southern states seceded to form the Confederate States of America after Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party, who opposed the expansion of slavery, won the 1860 presidential election. After four years of fighting, the North emerged victorious in 1865. Slavery was abolished through the 13th Amendment, but divisions between North and South remained as the South's economy was devastated by the war's end.

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    THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR:

    Political tension: why?


    Economic differences:
     North:
    - industrialised,
    - had a mainly white population (white immigrants from
    Europe)
     South:
    - Relied on plantations of cotton and tobacco. (and on slaves!)
    - The population was formed by a high number of black slaves.
     Political party: the REPUBLICAN PARTY (formerly the WHIGS)
    They wanted slavery to be abolished in EVERY state.
    Their candidate: Abraham Lincoln, won the elections in 1860

    Result: 11 states of the SOUTH seceded and formed the Confederate


    States of America, with president Jefferson Davis (the secession
    lasted from 1861 to 1865)

    Lincoln negated the right to secede: the civil war broke out!

     After 4 years, the NORTH wins, in 1865:

     Lincoln was assassinated (O Captain! My Captain!, Whitman)


     USA remains united
     Slavery was abolished, with the 13th amendment to the
    Constitution.

    AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR


    Differences between the North and the South continued to exist.

     NORTH: the war costed the death of 625,000 lives.


     SOUTH: was devastated, and its economy collapsed.
    It was one of the most destructive conflicts between the Napoleonic
    wars and World War II.

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