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How were the goals of the South different than

the goals of the North in the Civil War? Explain the implications of these
contrasting goals.

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The North was fighting for reunification, and the South for independence. But as the war progressed, the Civil War gradually turned into a social, economic and political revolution with unforeseen consequences. The Union war effort expanded to include not only reunification, but also the abolition of slavery

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