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The civil war started in 1861 until 1865 the government due to the crisis 

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The civil war started in 1861 until 1865 the government due to the crisis 

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1. However, Lincoln’s enemies were out in force.

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1. However, Lincoln’s enemies were out in force.

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He was shot and killed the next year whilst out at the theatre. The killer was a southern sympathizer by the name of John Wilkes Boothe.

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2. The Union far outweighed the Confederacy.

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2. The Union far outweighed the Confederacy.

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The Union Army numbered in excess of 2,100,000 soldiers, making it nearly double the size of the Confederate Army.

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3. The Civil War is well-remembered for a reason.

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3. The Civil War is well-remembered for a reason.

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It’s widely accepted to be the deadliest war in US history.

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4. Many, many men in southern states lost their lives.

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4. Many, many men in southern states lost their lives.

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30% of all white males aged 18-40 from the South died during the war.

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It was fought between the North and the South from 1861-65.

This was largely due to the South’s objection to the outlawing of slavery by the government which was based in the North.

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7. Post-war, the Confederacy became part of the Union again.

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7. Post-war, the Confederacy became part of the Union again.

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All rebelling states were quickly readmitted into the United States of America once the war concluded.

There were 11 of them in total, and they each cited Lincoln’s anti-slavery stance as their reason for rebelling.

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Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States.

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8. Mid-conflict, Lincoln abolished slavery.

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8. Mid-conflict, Lincoln abolished slavery.

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Abraham Lincoln officially freed the slaves on the 1st of January 1863.

He was re-elected in 1864 in the face of the opposition who wanted to strike a deal for peace with the South.