- The war was between the north and the south
- Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time
- issues of slavery and central power divided the United states
- It was a war fought between brothers
- the bloodiest battle was at the battle of Gettysburg
- North won the civil war.
- Blacks were now free men and able to vote
Using a historical background for a confusing text can be very useful because of all the background knowledge you have over that topic before you read the text making you understand a good portion of what is going on even before you start reading. This also gives the reader their own idea as to how things happened and gives them their own perspective from the text.