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1. Slavery

This page focuses on the key issue of slavery. Slavery was fundamental in dividing America and causing conflicts between North and South which ultimately led to the Civil War.Guiding questions:Why was slavery important for the economy of the South?What were the conditions of enslavement?What forms of resistance to slavery took place?How did the abolitionists argue the case against slavery?

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