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American Civil War
North vs South over slavery; 620,000 soldiers die β America is reunited and slavery abolished
1861 πΊπΈ USA Revolutions
β Key Facts
1
Union (North) vs Confederacy (South) fought over slavery and states' rights (1861β1865)
2
Emancipation Proclamation (1863) β Lincoln declared enslaved people in Confederate states free
3
Deadliest American conflict: 620,000 soldiers killed; reunified the nation and abolished slavery (13th Amendment)
More Americans died in the Civil War than in World War I and II combined
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Era
β Revolutions
Region
πΊπΈ USA
Year
1861
Summary
North vs South over slavery; 620,000 soldiers die β America is reunited and slavery abolished