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Slavery: The issue over slavery was one of the main reasons that the civil war started in the United States. The Union, or the Northern part of the U.S., wanted to get rid of slavery everywhere and wanted the North to abbolish those practices. The Confederates, or the South, thought differently; they wanted to keep slavery going as it was keeping their economy strong. This issue over slavery led some states to begin leaving the Union and joining the Confederacy which was a beginning of the war. During this time of slavery, the slaves were generally of a colored race and their owners were usually white males. Most slaves were treated very poorly; they were treated more as objects rather than people. They would basically work their whole lives. They would work out in the field for the owner the whole day then go to their little house and fix the little food they had and finish their chores in just enough time to get a little sleep. Slaves were sold by auction often times and would get whipped by their owners. They had a hard life.