The Civil War
The Civil war started in 1861 and ended in 1864. There were two sides of this conflict. The Union and the Confederate. The Union represents the Capulets, and the Confederate represents the Montague . The conflict was started over government and the decision of wether or not to have slavery. Also when Abraham lincoln was elected in 1861 he stated that he was going to abolish slavery. The south was outraged because they needed slaves for the crops and plantation. The south decided to try to separate from the North and become their own country. The north knew that it was unacceptable and they had to go to war because they couldn't lose the south.