1. The Union was made up of states from the Northern part of the country and wanted to keep the country together as one big family, believing no state should leave. They disagreed with slavery and had many factories and liked to trade.
2. The Confederacy was made up of states from the Southern part of the country and wanted to have their own country separate from the rest of the United States. They believed they should be allowed to make their own rules, especially about slavery, and many had large farms called plantations where they used enslaved people to work.
3. The leader of the Union during the Civil War was President Abraham Lincoln, who wanted to ensure the United States stayed as one country.
4. The leader of the Confederacy was President Jefferson Davis, who believed the Southern states had the right to leave the United States and become their own country.
5. Both sides had brave soldiers who believed strongly in their causes. Union soldiers usually wore blue, while Confederate soldiers wore gray. The war lasted for four long years, from 1861 to 1865. In the end, the Union won, and the country remained united. Slavery was also ended, which was a big step forward for the country.
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