Today in class we went over our 8th grade blogs again. I learned that the Mexican American war was fought by us, Mexico, and what is now Texas. America won this war, and received the southwestern part of the United States. The war was started because Mexico thought we were invading their land.President Lincoln was one of the best presidents in our history. He was inaugurated in 1861. Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's vice president while he was in office. The Civil War started the year he was elected. The was elected for two terms. The most important thing that he was famous for was his leadership throughout the the Civil War. He was assassinated and Andrew Johnson then became president.The civil war was from 1861 til 1865 fought by the north and the south. The north had many resources, but the south had better generals. The north, also known as the Union, had 23 states and the south, also known as the Confederates, has only 11 states. The north also had a navy, the south did not. The north's goal was to bring the union together. But, after many days of fighting the north won and the south lost slavery.
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