To practice using formal and informal style, write two short paragraphs in your journal summarizing a topic on the civil war (3-4 sentences). write one paragraph as if you are writing for a textbook on the civil war. write the second paragraph as if you creating a video script for young kids to get them interested in the civil war.

1) The American Civil War was an armed conflict between the southern and northern states of the United States in the nineteenth century. By the early 1860s the US was already a remarkable, ready nation to take a prominent place in the world economic and political scenario. However, there were economic and social differences between the north and south regimes, which were colonized differently. The conflict began after the atmosphere of tension generated by the 1860 elections, which elected President Abraham Lincoln - the representative of the North.

2) In the past, there was a special man who was born with the mission of saving people and changing the world, his name was Abraram Lincoln. He lived in the period of a terrible war, where men beat other men and forced them to work by force. This terrible story was happening in our country, the US and it really happened. There was a war between two sides, north and south (...)

1. American civil war, also known as War Between the States, was an armed conflict between the southern and northern states that took place between 1861 and 1865. The war broke out in April 1861 as a result of the controversy of the enslavement of black people. Shortly after the inauguration of Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States, forces bombarded Fort Sumter.

2. The American civil war, was the deadliest conflict in American history, between the southern and northern states of North America. The northern states wanted to make their own country and leave the United States, while the northern states wanted to remain united as one country.  

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