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Slavery, The Civil W ar, and Reconstruction. By Anthony. Slavery Divides the Country. Slavery is one of the largest issues in American economy. South uses Africans in slavery to sell and do farming for them. In north work is mainly done by their immigrants. Fredrick Douglas.
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Slavery, The Civil War, and Reconstruction By Anthony
Slavery Divides the Country • Slavery is one of the largest issues in American economy. • South uses Africans in slavery to sell and do farming for them. • In north work is mainly done by their immigrants.
Fredrick Douglas Lived from 1818-1895. He was a slave for 20 years. He tried to stop slavery. He even tried to get rights for women since they didn’t have any rights back them.
Abraham Lincoln • 16th president of America. • One of the first Republican presidents. • First was a lawyer from Illinois. • Didn’t support slavery.
Underground railroad • A secret route that escaped captives. • Used railroad terms as secret codes. • Was illegal.
Confederate • Confederates believe in slavery. • Jefferson Davis was their president. • Their president was a senator.
Civil War • The north thought the south in the civil war to see if slavery is going to be legal in America. • Then America won slavery was illegal.
Kansas Nebraska Act. This act was a very important decision. This act decided Kansas and Nebraska can decide on their own if they permitted to have slavery or not. Click here for video