Today we finished the video about the Civil War.
We first talked about how the Gettysburg Address was a written version of what the North's Goals were throughout the war. This two minute speech was ironically remembered over the 2 hour speech given by the keynote speaker.
Secondly, we talked about the effects the war had in 1864, which also happened to be an election year. Instead of just blowing off the election, Lincoln held the election, which would be the first to happen during a Civil War, and with help from his armies and some defeats in the South, Lincoln was re-elected as leader.
Through these events and with the Northern armies picking up speed and pressure on the South, the Civil War was finally ended when Lee surrendered. It was considered to be "generous" as the terms that Grant offered-- the release of Confederate soldiers back to their homes with belongings and horses, and sending rations to their soldiers who needed it -- and was very close to mending the peace.
The End of the War ensured that the United States would be a Democratic Capitalist Nation, no longer relying on free slave labor.
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