Civil+War+JP

== =civil war= The peculiiar institution of slavery divided the nation in two. The Northern States wanted to prevent the spread of slavery, but the Southern states did not agree and wanted to break away. This Conflict was the cause of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was elected to President. To help the Union defeat the Confederacy, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Confederate forces fell, the Republican Party had a much better reputation.media type="youtube" key="arGg3Twqmi8?fs=1" height="385" width="640"