Civil wargeneral robert e lee born in 1807 in a four generation housein virgiana. got excepted to west point military acadamy and graduated 2nd in class. went to the confederate army and he didnt like the ide of slavery. the civil war was about slaves and southern freedom. general at bull run. economic and social differences in the north and south. statuses and federal rights, the states wanted to be like independent countries. south wanted slaves for cheap labor and the north didnt like the slave idea. abe lincoln was against slavery and wanted to put it to an end. the south didnt want lincoln to end slavery which was a major thing the started the war. majority of people thought that a war would never happen. slavery was a way of life for the south and they didnt want a president because they thought that they would abbolish slavery. the south seperated from the north and was called confedertate and they were serious about it. they made their own money, and found a new president. both didnt want to go to war. fort sumter in charlston was the first war when the south fought first. slavery in the issue that drove the north and south appart. you were considered a trader in the south if you are working with a northeren person. kkk didnt like blacks.now we continued to watch america the story of us.
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