The most gruesome battle in American history came to be in 1861 between the 11 Confederate States and the Northern Union. It ended in 1865 with over 600,000 casualties. The American Civil War had many motivations, but the main one was whether or not to allow slavery in the U.S. The South heavily relied on slaves at the time for large-scale farming, which meant abolishing slavery would cause a major loss in income for many Southern farmers. The North, on the other hand, created a slaveless economy that relied on industry and manufacturing to succeed. These differences had pushed the North and South against each other for years until the Civil War began. At the end of the four-year long war in 1865, the North prevailed, resulting in slavery being abolished. In this essay, we will discuss how The Civil War serves as proof that even in America's darkest hour, the people of this nation will come out stronger and more united. …show more content…
citizenship and join our nation with their new-found freedom. Although the North’s victory led to many southerners feeling like it was an unjust violation of the way they live due to the South's economy so strongly relying on slaves, which resulted in the south hating the North, but the North's victory also caused many people to believe slavery, racism, and discrimination were morally wrong, which helped push our society towards the Civil Rights Movement and other positive reforms in the