April 9, 1865 (, Yi Chou March 14), the end of the American Civil War.

18 century after the American War of Independence, the establishment of a federal system, the ruling coalition by the bourgeoisie and the plantation slave owners. However, both north and south still go their own way: the American South in the developing plantation economy based on slavery, the north is the development of the employment system of capitalism.
to the mid-19th century, the conflict between these two opposing social systems developed to irreconcilable. Southern slavery to become a major obstacle in the American socio-economic. 1860 to appeal to maintain federal unified opposition to The is known expansion of slavery, Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States, the Southern slaveholders felt to lose its power, and began to create a split, deliberate rebellion, in early 1861, was established in the south. " southern states League. " Fort Sumter, April 12, the southern rebels shelled federal army openly provoke civil war. April 15, Lincoln was forced to announce the southern rebel states, the recruitment of 75,000 Volunteers fight to restore federal unity.
contrast, state the number of population, industrial production, finance, financial, transportation, military power or political cause enjoys abundant support, the North has an absolute advantage, the beginning of the war, however, the federal army was frequently lost. This is because the southern army had come prepared to win the initiative shelved because the the Lincoln government will most sensitive slavery issue on the abolition in the side. In July 1861, the horse that Texas City 40 km away from Washington, the first Battle of the federal army defeated Confederate fewer, Washington almost fall. Since then, the masses held demonstrations requirements of the emancipation of slaves, and give farmers the land, save a critical situation.
In order to change this situation, the Lincoln administration to take timely two major reform measures. May 20, 1862, the government enacted the Homestead Act, "September 22, they issued the Emancipation Proclamation. After this war situation occurred a fundamental change in the federal army gradually mastered the battlefield initiative.
1863 Summer Federal Army to counterattack the following Lower Mississippi, was captured on July 4 after the decisive victory of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 -3, Vicksburg, destroyed the offensive forces of the allies, completely reversing the situation of the war. Then, the Federal Army adopted a new strategy to actively offensive, and by the end of 1864, the South is almost paralyzed state. In November 1864, Lincoln was re-elected by an absolute majority of the president, the South has the last word.
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