the South but because we must,” (McPherson 486) was the cry

of the Northerners during slavery. Like Galations 5:1

states, ”It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burned again

by the yoke of slavery.” This means that we should stand

firm against everything that is wrong, because Jesus has set

everyone free from sin just like the Civil War set slaves

free from slavery. The Civil War, also known as the war

Between the States, was fought on American soil and was the

result of the disagreement between the South and the North

on slave issues. After the signing of the Emancipation

Proclamation it become a fight of freedom for blacks (Sawyer

During the slave trade, African American were

transported by Europeans who planned to sell them as slaves.

If the slaves were weak or unhealthy they were often

abandoned. Nearly 50,000 blacks chained side-by side were

brought to America. They were placed in the slave market

when they arrived in America, and at auction white

property was often sold along with the slaves (Hughes

crimination, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment served for a

the upkeep of the South’s agricultural resources was

was literally a suicide mission, but they accepted it. They

bloody battle in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery

pursuit of happiness” (Hughes 40-42, Meltzer 79-84).

denied enrollment of blacks, they served as firemen, coal

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