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Q: What did the union do that almost split the confederacy in 2 during the civil war?
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How did the US look during the US Civil War?

The North was almost untouched by the war in comparison to the South. The South had major problems like the economy. Because when the Union and the Confederacy split, the Confederacy made up their own money system. The South laid in ruins.


What battle split the Confederacy in two in the Civil War?

Battle of Vicksburg


What two groups did Civil War split us up in to?

Union and Confederacy


What caused the American Civil War conflict?

The American Civil War was a dispute over the Union and the Confederacy. The war was about the Confederacy (the south) wanting to split off from the Union due to slavery laws in the Union.


What area did the US have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

The US had been split into the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)


Was the North Carolina split during the civil war?

yes


The two states created when states already existing were divided?

West Virginia and Virginia split during the Civil War. Virginia had already joined the Confederacy. There was an attempt to form a State of Franklin out of North Carolina, but it failed.


Who was president during the civil war when the US split?

Abraham Lincoln


What state came from a split from a slave state?

West Virginia split from Virginia at the start of the Civil War due to slavery, and Virginia became a part of the Confederacy while West Virginia remained in the Union.


How did the union victory at Vicksburg affect confederacy?

the confederacy was split in two after it lost strongholds along the mississippi river.


Why did West Virginia split from Virginia during the civil war?

Virginia was split in two over the issue of slavery.


An advantage of the south during the civil war was military leaders?

Yes. The south had a long history of military tradition, and the split left the confederacy with a large array of talented officers. Generals such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were among them.