The main purpose of the Civil War, was the restoration of the Union of the several States, and to uphold the Constitution. However, Congress had intended to free the slaves (emancipation), the main issue of the war.
Before the beginning of the Civil War, two issues facing the nation. The first was the emancipation of the slaves that Southerners felt the loss of property and the second question was about the right to secession (the output of any state of the Union). The Constitution was an agreement between the states, so every state had the right to withdraw from the Union, when he pleases. These issues have divided the nation.
In February 1861, was formed the Confederate States of America. She was from South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Declaration of Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of slaves. However, the actual abolition of slavery has not come until 1865. The civil war ended with the end of the April 1, 1865.
With the war came the concept that the United States is not a group of states, as a united nation. With the liberation of the slaves, many new questions, for example - such as civil rights.
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