Category: American History
The Civil War ended slavery in the United States. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865, and slavery was formally abolished by the 13th Amendment, ratified in December 1865.
While the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) freed slaves in Confederate states during the war, it took a constitutional amendment to permanently end slavery everywhere in the country.
The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Its outcome not only ended slavery but also settled the question of whether states could leave the Union — they cannot.
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