Discuss the Reality and Significance of the Civil War in U.S.history.What

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Discuss the reality and significance of the Civil War in U.S.history.What were the factors that led to the outbreak of war? What were the long-term consequences of the conflict? Discuss Lincoln's role.What did emancipation mean to both sides in the war?

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