3 PURY: the Civil War (2)

 

The Civil War began in 1861 because the South attacked the North.

In 1863 Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation and freed slaves.

The war ended in 1865 because the South surrendered.

Vocabulary:

Surrender: se rendre

Former slave: ancien esclave

Rights: des droits

Outlaw: rendre illegal

Rebuild: reconstruire

Set slaves free: libérer les esclaves

Enact : promulguer

Law : loi