The Civil War did many things to the United States, good and poor. President Abraham Lincoln says the Civil War was "a new birth of freedom." The Civil War was a fight started by the South, wanting to gain the upper hand over the United States. The South wanted to succeed because it thought it needed slavery, and the United States was close to banning it. The North wanted slaves to be free, the South wanted slaves. There were many changes that occurred after the Civil War, some of which the South did not like and some of which the North did not completely agree with. The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in United States history. The northern territory of the United States fought against the southern territory. The South wanted to succeed in the United States because they believed there should be slavery. However, the North did not want slavery and wanted to free the slaves. The North and South could not compromise, so they decided to fight, and whoever won made it to the end. During the war the North became the Union and the South the Confederacy. Some of the most important or bloodiest battles of the Civil War were Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Chancellorsville. Gettysburg had as many as 51,000 casualties. The Union won most of the battles, not all, but most. The Confederacy ultimately surrendered to Union power after about four years. The North returned home with a victory. The Civil War brought many changes to the United States politically. There was political dominance in the North when it came to the changes made after the Civil War. When the Civil War ended in 1865, changes did not occur immediately. When the war was completely over, here we are...... half of the document ......tro.html>."Civil War Facts ANSWERS TO YOUR CIVIL WAR QUESTIONS." Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, 2013. Web. May 10, 2014. ."EFFECTS OF CIVIL WAR ON CIVIL LIFE." Warren County Schools. April 29, 2014. PDF document. Network. 11 April 2014. "The South after the civil war". Brtprojects History of Cyber ​​School. 29 Apr. 2014. The South after the Civil War. Network. May 11, 2014. .Cittadina, Betsy. “Civil War – 50 Ways It Changed American Life – Power of 50 – AARP Bulletin.” AARP. Print edition of AARP newsletter, June 1, 2011. Web. May 9 2014. .