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Slavery
Slavery was in the south, slavery was used for agriculture. The north wanted to abolish slavery. Slavery had been at the deepest point of sectional tensions between the north and the south.(NEW GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA) -
Compromise of 1850 and The Georgia Platform
The compromise benefited the north, and the government was trying to stop the south from expanding slavery. The hardening of regional attitudes towards the spread of slavery and it begun a potential problem for the union. the south lost all rights to have slaves.(NEW GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA) -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle that many people believe was the turning point of the War was the Battle of Gettysburg. After this battle, the North began to put pressure on the South and was eventually able to invade and capture the confederate states. After the battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches "The Gettysburg Address a short 10 sentence speech".(New Georgia Encyclopedia) -
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Sherman's March To Sea
Hoping to end the war as quickly as possible sherman started his march to sea, while making the South regret starting the war. Sherman’s army created a path of destruction that was 300 miles long and 60 miles wide. Though the disputation about how Union many lived off civilian food supplies and took anything of value. Sherman burned buildings and factories, and in some cases destroyed towns(New Georgia Encyclopedia)