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Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
When the Southern states broke away to form the Confederacy in 1861, they had real advantages — but also serious weaknes
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
The Union — the Northern states fighting to preserve the United States — entered the Civil War with major advantages. Bu
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
The Civil War moved through several decisive military campaigns between 1861 and 1865. A combination of Union military p
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
The Civil War left both sides damaged, but the South suffered far greater destruction. Putting the country back together
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
From 1861, the Union and the Confederacy — the breakaway Southern states — fought a devastating conflict shaped by contr
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
The United States split power between a central federal government and individual state governments. The Constitution se
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
By the mid-1800s, the Northern states had built a society around factories, cities, and paid workers. These features mad
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
The Southern states built their society around slavery and large farming estates called plantations. This shaped everyth
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Long before the Civil War, earlier crises over slavery and states' rights left deep scars on American politics. These un
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Many Americans believed their nation was destined to stretch across the entire continent. Winning land from Mexico in 18
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Between 1846 and 1850, American politicians tried to stop arguments over slavery tearing the country apart. They negotia
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Abolitionism — the demand to end slavery — grew steadily in the North before the Civil War. Politicians, activists, writ
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Southern politicians, writers, and newspapers actively fought back against the abolitionist movement. They defended slav
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened new territories to a vote on slavery, pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 outraged many Northerners and destroyed the old party system. Anti-slavery politicians f
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Between 1857 and 1860, a series of events pushed North and South further apart. Each event made compromise feel less pos
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 convinced Southern states that the federal government threatened slavery. They broke
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
the origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861
By the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was being pulled apart by deepening divisions between the industrialisi
America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877