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Civil War Dbq

It is often observed and agreed upon that the North, known as the Union, won the civil battle against the Confederacy, the Southern states that seceded from the Union. The period of reconstruction had its advantages and disadvantages to both sides. Though the South had more change, no side was the true winner of the reconstruction.
Due to military, economic, social and political reasons, the North won the Civil war. When the war started in 1861, the North had approximately 22 million inhabitants, while the South had 9 million including more than 3 million slaves. This caused the North's army to exceed the South's by nearly three times. The Union knew that the war was in fact a war against freedom and slavery, the only way to win victory would be abolishing slavery for good. Since slavery was the foundation of Southern economy, emancipation would weaken the Confederacy and its ability to sustain the war. The first step towards freedom was the issued Confiscation Act of 1862 which......


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