Slavery in the United States of America 1861-1670

 
The United States’ government kept “passing federal legislation on the subject of slavery” during the time of war. This first one was the “Confiscation Act” in 1961. According to this act, if a certain property “used in insurrection” against the United States’ federal government, the ownership of the property will be transmitted immediately to the federal government. In 1862, it was announced that slavery should be abolished “in all territories owned by the federal government”. The following year, the government announced that slaves would earn their freedom with no possibility of becoming slaves again. This declaration is called the “Emancipation Proclamation”. The Civil War ended in 1865. The Union defeated the “Confederates”. During the years following the end of the war, the government made a number of constitutional amendments in order to abolish slavery:

“The Thirteenth Amendment” (1865): The total abolishment of slavery (“Slavery”).
“The Fourteenth Amendment” (1868): Every black citizen will become a “regular citizen”. And he will have full rights just like a white citizen (“Slavery”).
“The Fifteenth Amendment” (1870): Blacks will be allowed to vote in elections. But that’s exclusive for males only (“Slavery”).
How Did Slavery Impact Other Related Developments?

Slavery had an impact on religious revivalism. Slavery made religious revivalism successful by making many slaves convert to “evangelical religions such as the Methodist and Baptist faiths”. Also, although there was an evangelical revivalism in both north and south, their different views about slavery prevented them for working together (“Evangelicalism”). Also it’s claimed that the differences between north and south in religious opinions (especially slavery) caused the civil war (“Awakening”).

Conclusion
The impact of slavery was stronger than the impact on any other aspect in the history of America. It’s the only reason that made a domestic war take place. Unfortunately, after the end of slavery, black Americans were segregated from white Americans. And that was happening in northern and southern states (“Slavery”).

Works Cited
“Confederate States of America.” Answers.com. 2009. Web.