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Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.
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What was the two sides fighting for in the Civil War?
Union fought to free slaves, Confederate fought to stay slave states.
How many blacks fought to free slaves?
185,000
What did the end of civil war mean to north and south and for slaves?
It meant that the slaves would be free and the southern people must have been broken-hearted knowing that all of their free labor would be lost.
How did slaves and many free people fight the system of slavery?
The slaves and free people fought the system of slavery in riots, protests, boycotts, and acts of violence. They also fought against the south and slave owners until slaves were freed.
How many slaves were set free at the end of the civil war?
All slaves were set free after the Civil War and slavery was banned in every state for the present and future.
