The northern US did not want slavery but the southern US did. The civil war was about abolition and states' rights, which means states wanted the right to choose whether or not they could have slavery.
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Slavery led to the Civil War.
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The Civil War led to the passage of some basic civil rights amendments. Notably, the 13th amendments freed the slaves from captivity.
The Mexican war bombed fort Sumter, which led to the begging of the Civil War!
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