What was the role of the Civil War in ending slavery?

• The USA became very divided between North and South and the issue of Slavery was identified by President Lincoln as being at the heart of this divide
• People in the North were influenced by writing like Uncle Tom's Cabin and were encouraged to oppose slavery
• In the South slavery was at the root of the economy, cotton picked by slaves in the South was the most profitable US export
• The Civil War between North and South broke out when Lincoln (who was opposed to slavery) became president
• When the North won they were able to legally end slavery
• The emancipation proclamation freed slaves involved in the war in 1864
• In 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery