The Civil War lasted 4 years.
The Civil War was between the Union (North), and the Confederacy (South).
Over 2,000,000 people fought, and 1 of 4 died.
The Union won.
After the war ended in 1865, Abraham Lincoln established the 13th amendment that ended slavery.
11 states seceded from the Union and formed a country called the Confederate States of America. Their president was Jefferson Davis.
The Confederacy wanted slavery, and the Union wanted no slavery.
Segregation means separation.
Civil Rights means to treat everyone equally.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to stop segregation.