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Reading Passage
Much of the economic success that the southern United States experienced before the American Civil War was due to slavery. By forcing black people to work without pay, white landowners avoided labor costs, which allowed them to make a bigger profit on the cotton and tobacco they grew and sold. All this ended, though, when Abraham Lincoln became president. He did not support slavery, and therefore, started the American Civil War in 1865 to give black people the same rights as white people. Perhaps one of his administration’s greatest achievements was the “Emancipation Proclamation,” which is the document that officially freed the slaves.
Thanks to Jon Hodges from http://strictlyenglishusa.com for allowing me to use his materials.
