Civil War On American History

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Alfredo Arroyo
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4 December 2015

Civil War on American History
The Civil War, a destructive and calamitous event in United States ' history, which can never be forgotten. This was a complicated conflict that took this nation through one of its worst periods. It cut to the bare core of political, economic, and social aspects of American life. The civil war greatly impacted American history because it ended slavery, it led to military inventions, and it brought the north and south together as one.
The civil war impacted many events in history and one of the major ones happens to be the end of slavery. On December 6, 1865, eight months after the end of the Civil War, the United States accepted the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that outlawed the practice of slavery. Once the 13th amendment was approved, it was the start of a new nation with the abolishment of slavery in American life. This law that was added to the constitution really awoke everyone one that the much needed change was actually going to happen with the end of slavery. With the 13th amendment finally established, the end of slavery was becoming real.
The union achieved victory at Antietam which was a good step in the right direction to defeating the slavery supporters. On September 22, 1862, following the sensational Union victory at Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln introduced the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This affirmed “that all persons held as slaves” in the period of rebel states “are, and henceforward shall be free( Emancipation, Records of U.S)." The proclamation also called for the recruitment and installation of black military units amidst the Union forces. The procla...

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...t we will remember. This war affected the lives of every person in American. It impacted American history because it ended the slavery issue, it led to new military inventions, and it brought both north and south together to the nation it is right now, The United States of America.

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Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863; Presidential Proclamations, 1791-1991; Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives.

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