There was nothing ‘civil’ about the Civil War. Neighbor fought neighbor and brother fought brother in a painful division between family and friends that mirrored the one between the North and the South. The Civil War started when between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. During the 19th century the South remained almost completely agricultural, with an economy and a social order largely …showed first 75 words of 1225 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1225 total…oppose Douglas in the Illinois senatorial race. Accepting the nomination, Lincoln gave a ringing declaration in support of the Union: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The campaign that followed was impressive. Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of debates, in which he delivered masterful addresses for the Union and for the democratic idea. He was not an abolitionist, but he regarded slavery as an injustice and an evil, and uncompromisingly opposed its extension.