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The Confederacy
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of
The battle flag of the United States in 1861, 11 Southern states broke
the Confederacy
came to be the away to form their own nation, the Confederacy.
main symbol of the They worried that Lincoln might interfere in their
Southern states. laws and restrict SLAVERY. The other states, known
as the Union, decided to stop them. The country
was at war—with itself.

Gettysburg

Address

A SPEECH that rallied the

Unionists in the Civil War

The speech
After the war’s deadliest battle at Gettysburg, President Lincoln
made a speech on November 19, 1863, that reminded people
they were fighting for the future of the Union and the
meaning of liberty. Though only 271 words long, Lincoln’s
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS became a rallying cry that
strengthened the Unionists’ determination to win the war.

During the Civil War, 2 percent
of the US population died. This is How it changed
never to fight each other
The South burns equivalent to six million men today. United and determined
Gradually, Lincoln’s UNIONIST ARMY gained the upper again, the USA quickly
hand. He freed the slaves in 1863, and many black men fought grew to be the richest,
the world
on the Union side. The Union army marched through the most powerful nation
South, burning the land as they went. Finally, in April 1865, in the world.
the Confederates surrendered. The war was over.
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